Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park

Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park
อุทยานแห่งชาติภูหินร่องกล้า
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LocationPhitsanulok, Loei Provinces, Thailand
Coordinates16°58′36″N 101°02′24″E / 16.97667°N 101.04000°E / 16.97667; 101.04000
Area307 km2 (119 sq mi)[2]
EstablishedJuly 26, 1984[3]
Visitors289,210[4] (in 2019)
Governing bodyDepartment of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation

Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติภูหินร่องกล้า, RTGS: Utthayan Haeng Chat Phu Hin Rong Kla) 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.

Geography

Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park is located 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Phetchabun town and 80 kilometres (50 mi) east of Phitsanulok town in the Nakhon Thai district of Phitsanulok Province and Dan Sai district of Loei Province with an area of 191,875 rai ~ 307 square kilometres (119 sq mi)[5] and is neighbouring Khao Kho National Park to the southeast.
There are four types of forest, namely mixed deciduous forest, dry dipterocarp forest, hill evergreen forest and conifer forest. High mountains in the Phetchabun Mountains include: Phu Hin Rong Kla, Phu Khi Thao, Phu Phaeng Ma, the highest peak with 1,820 metres (5,970 ft) is Phu Man Khao and second tallest with 1,664 metres (5,459 ft) is Phu Lomlo. There are many streams such as: Huai Lam Nam Sai and Huai Luang Yai.[2][6]

History

Between 1968 and 1972, the area was the scene of fighting between Thai communist insurgents and the Royal Thai Armed Forces. Due to the difficult terrain, it was initially impossible to achieve success against the communists and tactics had to be changed. The military were able to convince the Hmong community present around the area to cooperate with the Thai government. This worked out perfectly and the communist insurgents surrendered without further bloodshed.[2][6]

A survey was set up of Phu Hin Rong Kla forest in the area of Bo Pho subdistrict, Noen Phoem subdistrict and Ban Yaeng subdistrict, Nakhon Thai district, Phitsanulok province and Kok Ssathon subdistrict, Dan Sai district, Loei province in February 1983. Later the Royal Forest Department proposed to include Phu Hin Rong Kla in the system of national parks on March 15, 1983. Phu Hin Rong Kla was declared the 48th national park on July 26, 1984.[3] Since 2002 this national park has been managed by Protected Areas Regional Office 11 (Phitsanulok)

Climate

The park is generally cool all year round, with temperatures rarely rising above 25 °C (77 °F). The temperature occasionally drops below freezing.[7]

Flora

See also: Wildlife of Phitsanulok Province

Plant species include:[2][6][8]

Orchids species include:[2][8]

Fauna

At the present, humans come and settle down so there are less wild animals in the national park.
The number of sightings in the park are:
Nine species of mammals, include:[9]

The park has some 260 species of birds, of which some 190 species of passerine from 42 families, represented by one species:[9][10]

Common iora

and some 70 species of non-passerine from 21 families, represented by one species:[9][10]

Red-headed trogon

Eighteen species of reptiles from four families, represented by one species:[9]

Fifteen species of amphibians from five families, represented by one species:[9]

Places

  • Lan Hin Taek (ลานหินแตก) - a big broken stone sheet that looks similar to splitting land. It is covered with orchids, ferns, mosses, lichens and seasonal flowers.[11]
  • Lan Hin Pum (ลานหินปุ่ม) - natural rock formations.
  • Namtok Man Daeng (น้ำตกหมันแดง) - a 32-tiered waterfall of the Man creek that flows throughout the year.
  • Namtok Romklao and Pharadon (น้ำตกร่มเกล้า-ภราดร) - waterfalls.
  • Namtok Pha Lat and Tat Fa (น้ำตกผาลาด-ตาดฟ้า) - waterfalls.
  • Namtok Huai Khamin Noi (น้ำตกห้วยขมิ้นน้อย) - a waterfall
  • Pha Chu Thong (พาชูธง) - a cliff
  • Thailand-Communism museum.

Effect of human presence

Much of the forest was damaged and much of the wildlife was killed or fled to safer areas during a period when the region was used as a battlefield between the Thai government and the communists.[2]

Location

See also

References

  1. ^ "Phu Hin Rong Kla". Protected Planet. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "ภูหินร่องกล้า" [Phu Hin Rong Kla]. Department National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (in Thai). Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "พระราชกฤษฎีกา กำหนดบริเวณที่ดินป่าภูหินร่องกล้า ในท้องที่ตำบลบ่อโพธ์ ตำบลเนินเพิ่ม ตำบลบ้านแยง อำเภอนครไทอ จังหวัดพิษณโลก และตำบลกกสะทอน อำเภอด่านช้าย จังหวัดเลย ให้เป็นอุทยานแหงชาติ. พ.ศ.๒๕๒๗" [Royal Decree: Set the area of Phu Hin Rong Kla forest in the area of Bo Pho Subdistrict, Noen Phoem Subdistrict, Ban Yaeng Subdistrict, Nakhon Thai District, Phitsanulok Province and Kok Sathon Subdistrict, Dan Sai District, Loei Province to be a national park. B.E.2527 (1984)] (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 101 (96): 4–6. 26 July 1984. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. ^ "สถิตินักท่องเที่ยวที่เข้าไปในอุทยานแห่งชาติ ปีงบประมาณ พ.ศ.2562" [Statistics of tourists visiting National Parks fiscal year 2019]. Department of National parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (in Thai). 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2021, no.92 Phu Hin Rong Kla N.P.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  5. ^ "ข้อมูลพื้นที่อุทยานแห่งชาติ ที่ประกาศในราชกิจจานุบกษา 133 แห่ง" [National Park Area Information published in the 133 Government Gazettes]. Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (in Thai). December 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2022, no 48{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  6. ^ a b c "Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park". Department of National Parks (Thailand). Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  7. ^ "ภูหินร่องกล้า" [Phu Hin Rong Kla]. Department National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (in Thai). Retrieved 26 October 2021, ลักษณภูมิอากาศ - climatic characteristics.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  8. ^ a b "Plant names". DNP-Botany. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Wildlife in Phu Hin Rong Kla". GibbonWoot (managing company). 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021, Thai National Parks website is NOT an official government website of the Department of National Parks. T.A.T. license 12/02497.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  10. ^ a b "Phu Hin Rong Kla National park". Avibase - The World Bird Database. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  11. ^ "NATIONAL PARKS in THAILAND: Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park" (PDF). Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation. 2015. pp. 84–85. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  12. ^ "ส่วนอุทยานแห่งชาติ, 10 อุทยาน" [National parks section, 10 parks]. Office of Conservation Area 11 (Phitsanulok) (in Thai). 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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