Coordinates: 7°23′49″N 99°19′48″E / 7.397°N 99.33°E / 7.397; 99.33[1]

Hat Chao Mai National Park

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Hat Chao Mai National Park
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LocationSikao and Kantang Districts, Trang Province, Thailand
Coordinates7°23′49″N 99°19′48″E / 7.397°N 99.33°E / 7.397; 99.33[1]
Area231 km2 (89 sq mi)
Established1981
Visitors83,023 (in 2019)
Governing bodyDepartment of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation
Official nameHad Chao Mai Marine National Park - Ta Libong Island Non-Hunting Area - Trang River Estuaries
Designated14 August 2002
Reference no.1182[2]

Hat Chao Mai National Park is a protected area located in the Sikao and Kantang Districts of Trang Province, Thailand.[3] It is a marine national park.[4] Established in 1981, it is an IUCN Category II protected area with coral reefs, and an area measuring 144,292 rai ~ 231 square kilometres (89 sq mi).[5][6] The park has been designated as a Ramsar site since 2002.[2] It has also been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a significant population of large green-pigeons.[7]

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References

  1. "Had Chao Mai Marine National Park". protectedplanet.net. Archived from the original on 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Had Chao Mai Marine National Park - Ta Libong Island Non-Hunting Area - Trang River Estuaries". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  3. "Hat Chao Mai National Park Trang Province". Thailand's World - South Thailand Parks. Asia's World. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  4. Braatz, Susan M. (November 1992). Conserving biological diversity: a strategy for protected areas in the Asia-Pacific region. World Bank Publications. pp. 57–. ISBN 978-0-8213-2307-6. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  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 36{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)[permanent dead link]
  6. Spalding, Mark; Ravilious, Corinna; Green, Edmund Peter (2001). World atlas of coral reefs. University of California Press. pp. 265–. ISBN 978-0-520-23255-6. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  7. "Hat Chao Mai". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-14.