Phu Toei National Park
| Phu Toei National Park | |
|---|---|
| อุทยานแห่งชาติพุเตย | |
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  Location in Thailand | |
| Location | Dan Chang District, Suphan Buri Province, Thailand |
| Coordinates | 14°54′32″N 99°27′36″E / 14.909°N 99.46°E[1] |
| Area | 317 km2 (122 sq mi) |
| Established | 1998 |
| Visitors | 8,830 (in 2019) |
| Governing body | Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation |
Phu Toei National Park (อุทยานแห่งชาติพุเตย) is a national park, with an area of 198,422 rai ~ 317 square kilometres (122 sq mi)[2] in Dan Chang District of Suphan Buri Province, Thailand. It has been the 86th national park since 30 September 1998.
On 26 May 1991, Lauda Air Flight 004 crashed in the land that later became the park after one of the Boeing 767's thrust reversers deployed in flight.[3]
The park is visited by about 300 people monthly during the high season. The Daily Xpress of Singapore states that the park "goes down as one of Thailand's least known and least visited national parks. So much so, that most Suphan Buri folk don't even realise that their province has a national park."[4]
A dominant feature of the park is Khao Thevada ('Angel Mountain'), a 1,123-metre (3,684 ft) mountain[5] that is the highest in the province. The mountain is on the borders of Kanchanaburi and Uthai Thani Provinces.[4]
Television episodes
[edit]- PPTV HD36 discussed Phu Toei National Park on Smile by the Highway, 26 March 2020, in "Conquer the top of the mountain.".[6]
See also
[edit]
- List of national parks of Thailand
- List of mountains in Thailand
- List of Protected Areas Regional Offices of Thailand
References
[edit]- ^ "Phu Toei". protectedplanet.net. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "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 86
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "Phu Toei National Park Archived May 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine." Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation. Retrieved on July 1, 2011.
- ^ a b "A little-known GEM". Singapore: Daily Xpress (AsiaOne). May 21, 2008. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ^ "National Parks in Thailand: Phu Toei National Park" (PDF). Department of National Parks (Thailand). 2015. pp. 200–201. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ The king communication (26 March 2020). "พิชิตยอดเขาเทวดา. จ.สุพรรณบุรี @รอยยิ้มริมทางหลวง" [Conquer the top of the mountain [full clip]]. PPTV (in Thai) – via YouTube.
