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{{Short description|National park in Thailand}}
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| name = Budo–Su-ngai Padi National Park
| alt_name = อุทยานแห่งชาติบูโด-สุไหงปาดี
| iucn_category = II
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| location = Southern [[Thailand]]
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| coordinates = {{coords|6.467|101.630|region:TH|notes=<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.protectedplanet.net/312951 |title=Budo-Sungai Padi |website=[[Protected Planet]] |access-date=26 October 2022}}</ref>|display=inline, title}}
| area = {{Convert|294|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}
| established = 1999
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'''Budo–Su-ngai Padi National Park''' ({{langx|th|อุทยานแห่งชาติบูโด-สุไหงปาดี}}) is a national park in [[Narathiwat Province]], [[Thailand]]. It is part of [[Sankala Khiri mountain range]], the southernmost subrange of the [[Tenasserim Hills]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Budo - Su-ngai Padi National Park|url=http://www.dnp.go.th/parkreserve/asp/style1/default.asp?npid=119&lg=2|website=Department of National Parks (DNP) Thailand|access-date=9 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710104433/http://www.dnp.go.th/parkreserve/asp/style1/default.asp?npid=119&lg=2|archive-date=10 July 2015}}</ref>
==History==
The area was a haven for guerrillas and few people ventured in to see the natural jungle environment here.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}} However, when the situation improved in 1974, the [[Royal Forest Department]] established Pacho Waterfall Park that became Budo–Su-ngai Padi National Park.
==Geography and climate==
The park has an area of {{Convert|294|km2|mi2}} and covers parts of [[Narathiwat Province|Narathiwat]], [[Yala Province|Yala]] and [[Pattani Province]]s. The Budo mountain range is part of the Indo-Malayan equatorial [[tropical rainforest]] that has high humidity because of the year-round rainfall that it gets.
The park has several waterfalls, such as Phu Wae, Pacho and Pako. The best known and accessible is "Pacho", on a high cliff. The word "pacho" is a Thai adaption/variant of the Malay word '''pancur''' meaning "waterfall".
==Flora and fauna==
The most distinctive plant is the "golden leaves" or "yandao". This plant was first discovered here in 1988. The vine leaves are gold in colour, similar to a hardwood tree of the genus ''[[Bauhinia]]'', but considerably larger. Some leaves are even larger than the palm of a hand. The edges of the leaves are curved throughout, like two connected ovals. The leaves have a soft velvet-like texture. Rare animals in the area are [[rhinoceros]], [[agile gibbon]]s, [[tapir]]s, and [[Mainland Serow|Sumatran serow]]s. The most important animal is the [[spectacled langur]] that inhabits Southeast Asia, from the south of Myanmar and Thailand all the way to Malaysia and some islands. It lives in high mountains and deep jungles in groups of around 30-40. The strongest male is the leader. The langur is usually shy, afraid of humans and not aggressive like monkeys. Apart from the spectacled langur, there are three other types in Thailand; [[banded langur]]s, [[gray langur]]s, and [[northern spectacled langur]]s. All four species of langurs are endangered mammals.
==References==
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[[Category:National parks of Thailand]]
[[Category:Geography of Narathiwat province]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Narathiwat province]]
[[Category:Titiwangsa Mountains]]