List of protected areas of Thailand

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This is a list of protected areas in Thailand :

National parks in the Thai highlands

National parks in Isan and adjacent areas

National parks in western, central and eastern Thailand

National parks in southern Thailand

Marine national parks

Wildlife sanctuaries

Forest parks

Other protected areas

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Surat Thani province Largest province of Thailand

Surat Thani, often shortened to Surat, is the largest of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. It lies on the western shore of the Gulf of Thailand. Surat Thani means 'city of good people', a title given to the city by King Vajiravudh ; Surat Thani is therefore the sole province in Southern Thailand for which the native name is in the Central Thai language.

Phayao province Province of Thailand

Phayao is one of Thailand's seventy-seven provinces (changwat) lies in upper northern Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nan, Phrae, Lampang, and Chiang Rai. In the northeast it borders Xaignabouli of Laos.

Phetchabun Mountains

The Phetchabun mountains are a mountain massif in Phetchabun, Phitsanulok, Loei and Chaiyaphum Provinces, Thailand. It consists of two parallel mountain chains, with the valley of the Pa Sak River in the middle.

Khura Buri district District in Phang Nga, Thailand

Khura Buri is a district (amphoe) in Phang Nga province in the south of Thailand.

Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park

Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park is a national park located in the Loei and Phitsanulok Provinces of Thailand. The protected area is located in the forested mountains of the Luang Prabang Range close to the border with Laos and is part of the Luang Prabang montane rain forests ecoregion. The park was the base of operations of the long fight of Thai combatant in communist war of Thailand.

Western Forest Complex

The Western Forest Complex, straddling two countries, Thailand and Myanmar, including 19 national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, is the main biodiversity conservation corridor of the region. Covering 18,730 km2, it is one of the largest protected territories in Southeast Asia. The geography of the Western Forest Complex ranges from lowlands to the mountains of the Thai highlands and the Dawna-Tenasserim Hills.

Ramkhamhaeng National Park

Ramkhamhaeng National Park is a national park in Thailand.

Khao Kho National Park

The Khao Kho National park is located in Lom Kao, Lom Sak, Khao Kho and Mueang Phetchabun districts in Thailand's Phetchabun province. The national park covers an area of 483 square kilometres (186 sq mi) and was established in 2012.

Phi Pan Nam Range

The Phi Pan Nam Range, also Pee Pan Nam, is a 400 km (249 mi) long system of mountain ranges in the eastern half of the Thai highlands. It is mostly in Thailand, although a small section in the northeast is within Sainyabuli and Bokeo Provinces, Laos.

Phuket Range

The Phuket Range is a subrange of the Tenasserim Hills in the Kra Isthmus, Thailand.

Thanon Thong Chai Range

The Thanon Thong Chai Range is a mountain range in northern Thailand. Its tallest peak is Doi Inthanon, the highest point in Thailand. Most of the range is in Chiang Mai Province, with parts in Mae Hong Son and Lamphun Provinces.

Dawna Range Mountain range in eastern Burma and northwestern Thailand

The Dawna Range, also known as Dawna Hills, is a mountain range in eastern Burma and northwestern Thailand. Its northern end is located in Kayah State where it meets the Daen Lao Range, a subrange of the Shan Hills. The range runs southwards along Kayin State as a natural border with Mon State in the west forming parallel ranges to the northern end of the Tenasserim Hills further south and southeast. The Dawna Range extends east of the Salween southwards from the Shan Hills for about 350 km, at the western limit of the Thai highlands. Its southern end reaches the Thai-Myanmar border in the Umphang area, entering Thailand west of Kamphaeng Phet. The Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary is in the Thai side of the range.

Khun Phawo National Park is a national park in the Mae Ramat District, Tak Province, Thailand.

Namtok Huai Yang National Park

Namtok Huai Yang National Park is a national park in Thailand, consisting of several waterfalls and forests on the mountain range bordering Thailand and Myanmar.

Ton Sak Yai National Park

Ton Sak Yai National Park is a national park in Nam Pat, Tha Pla, Thong Saen Khan and Mueang Uttaradit districts in Uttaradit Province, Thailand, it was formerly known as Khlong Tron National Park.

Phu Pha Daeng Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Lom Sak District of Thailand's Phetchabun Province. The sanctuary covers an area of 235 square kilometres (91 sq mi) and was established in 1999.

Phu Khat Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Nakhon Thai District of Thailand's Phitsanulok Province. The sanctuary covers an area of 241 square kilometres (93 sq mi) and was established in 2017.

Khao Yai–Khao Na Pha Tang and Khao Ta Phrom Non-hunting Area is a non-hunting area in Thong Saen Khan District of Uttaradit Province. It covers an area of 24 km2 (9.3 sq mi) and was established in 1984.

References

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  2. Namtok Chat Trakan National Park
  3. Sinan National Park [ permanent dead link ]
  4. Phu Kao Phu Phan Kham National Park
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  8. Doi Pha Chang Wildlife Sanctuary [ permanent dead link ]
  9. Hala Bala Wildlife Sanctuary, Narathiwat
  10. Lam Nam Nan Phang Kha Wildlife Sanctuary
  11. Lum Nam Pai Wildlife Sanctuary
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  13. Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary
  14. "Sap Langka Wildlife Sanctuary". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
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