Khun Phawo National Park
| Khun Phawo National Park | |
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| อุทยานแห่งชาติขุนพะวอ | |
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IUCN category II (national park)
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 Park location in Thailand
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| Location | Tak Province, Thailand |
| Nearest city | Tak |
| Coordinates | 17°2′18.676″N 98°37′39.799″E / 17.03852111°N 98.62772194°ECoordinates: 17°2′18.676″N 98°37′39.799″E / 17.03852111°N 98.62772194°E |
| Area | 220 km2 (85 sq mi) |
| Governing body | Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation |
Khun Phawo National Park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติขุนพะวอ) is a national park in the Mae Ramat District, Tak Province, Thailand.
The national park consists of mountains of 350–905 metres elevation. The park is the source of many streams, including Huai Mae La-mao, Huai Mae Charao, Huai Phrawo, Huai Mae Kasa, Huai Mae Kit Luang, Huai Pha-so, Huai Sa-muen Luang, Huai Samae, and Huai Mae Ra-mat, which flow into the agricultural areas of Mae Sot District and Mae Ramat District in Tak Province.
The park was originally called "Mae Kasa National Park" and was later changed into "Khun Phra Wo National Park" in honour of Phra Wo, a Karen soldier in the Taksin Maharat period. He was appointed as the head of La Mao customs house to defend his nation's independence till his death on the battlefield which was in the area of Khun Pra Wo National Park.
It is cool and breezy throughout the year at an average temperature of 21 °C. The average highest temperature is 20 °C. The lowest temperature is 8 °C. The average rainfall is 1,676 mm per year.
There are various kinds of forests within the area of the national park, including mixed forests, virgin forests, and dense forests. Major plants include Indian mahogany, teaks, Dipterocarpus tuberculatus (pluang), Lithocarpus cantleyanus (kor), Lagerstroemia (tabaek), Terminalia chebula, Afzelia xylocarpa, ebony, Millettia pendula (ka-jaw), Terminalia arjuna (rokfa), and Xylia xylocarpa (redwood plants).
Wild animals found in the park include Muntiacus Muntjak, wild boars, bears, langur, flying squirrel, gibbons, cobra, king cobra, rabbits, squirrels, tree shrews, red junglefowls, and Asiatic golden cats.
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