Erawan National Park | |
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IUCN category II (
national park) | |
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Location | Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand |
Nearest city | Kanchanaburi |
Coordinates | 14°23′N 99°07′E / 14.383°N 99.117°E |
Area | 550 km2 (210 sq mi) |
Established | 14 August 1975 [1] |
Visitors | 650,852 (in 2019) |
Governing body | Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) |
Erawan National Park ( Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติเอราวัณ) is a 343,735 rai ~ 550 square kilometres (210 sq mi) [2] park in western Thailand in the Tenasserim Hills of Kanchanaburi Province, Amphoe Si Sawat in tambon Tha Kradan. Founded on August 14, 1975, it was Thailand's 12th national park. [3]
The major attraction of the park is Erawan Falls, a waterfall named after Erawan, the three-headed white elephant of Hindu mythology. The seven-tiered falls are said to resemble Erawan. [4] There are four caves in the park: Mi, Rua, Wang Badan, and Phrathat. [5] Rising northeast of the waterfall area there is a breast-shaped hill named Khao Nom Nang. [6]
Mixed deciduous forest accounts for 81% of the national park area. [7] Deciduous dipterocarp forest accounts for 1.68% of the national park area. Dry evergreen forests account for 14.35% of the national park area.[ citation needed]
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