Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park

Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park
Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
	View from a beach in Ko Phi Phi Don
Location	Krabi Province, Thailand
Nearest city	Krabi
Coordinates	7°44′00″N 98°46′00″E / 7.7333°N 98.7667°E
Area	388 km2 (150 sq mi)
Established	1983
Visitors	1,142,113 (in 2019)
Governing body	Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP)

Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park lies in the Ao Nang, Sai Thai, and Pak Nam Sub-districts of Amphoe Mueang Krabi, Krabi Province, Thailand.^[1] It is a marine national park.^[2] Established in 1983, it is an IUCN Category II protected area with coral reefs, and an area measuring 242,437 rai ~ 388 square kilometres (150 sq mi).^[3]

Environment

Climate

The park is influenced by tropical monsoon winds resulting in two seasons: the first is a rainy season from May–December and a hot season from January–April. Average temperature ranges from 17-37 degrees Celsius. Average rainfall per year is about 2,231 millimeters, highest in July and lowest in February.^[1]

Wildlife

The park has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of pale-capped pigeons and Christmas Island frigatebirds.^[4]

Visitors

From October 2015 to May 2016, 1.168 million tourists visited Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi Marine National Park. Seventy-seven percent, or 900,466, were foreigners. Resulting revenues were 361.91 million baht, according to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation.^[5]

Gallery

Boats at Noppharat Thara Pier
Noppharat Thara Beach
Ko Po Da Nok
Ton Sai Beach, Ko Phi Phi Don
Long-tail boats. Loh Moo Dee Beach, Ko Phi Phi Don
A Long-tail boat in Pileh Lagoon, Ko Phi Phi Le
A view from Maya Bay, Ko Phi Phi Le

References

^ ^a ^b "Hat Noppharat Thara - Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park". Department of National Parks (DNP) Thailand. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
^ 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.
^ "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 47{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Hat Nopharat Thara - Mu Ko Phi Phi". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
^ Wipatayotin, Apinya (19 July 2016). "Parks Department to curb tourist visits to marine sites". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

External links

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.

[DNP-1] "Hat Noppharat Thara - Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park". Department of National Parks (DNP) Thailand. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2016.

[Braatz1992-2] 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.

[AREA_NP-3] "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 47{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)^{[permanent dead link]}

[bli-4] "Hat Nopharat Thara - Mu Ko Phi Phi". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-14.

[5] Wipatayotin, Apinya (19 July 2016). "Parks Department to curb tourist visits to marine sites". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

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