Lan Sang National Park

Lan Sang National Park
Waterfall in Lan Sang National Park
Map showing the location of Lan Sang National Park
Map showing the location of Lan Sang National Park
Location within Thailand
LocationTak Province, Thailand
Coordinates16°47′N 99°1′E / 16.783°N 99.017°E / 16.783; 99.017
Area104 km2 (40 sq mi)
Established1979
Visitors38,882 (in 2019)
Governing bodyDepartment of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation

Lan Sang National Park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติลานสาง) is in the Dawna Range, Tak Province, northern Thailand. Established in 1979, it is an IUCN Category II protected area measuring 65,000 rai ~ 104 square kilometres (40 sq mi).[1] On the Tak-Mae Sot Highway in Mueang Tak District, it became the country's 15th national park.[2][3]

  1. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre; IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre; IUCN Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas (November 1990). 1990 United Nations list of national parks and protected areas. IUCN. pp. 170–. ISBN 978-2-8317-0032-8. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Lan Sang National Park". Department of National Parks (DNP) Thailand. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Lan Sang National Park". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Retrieved 28 October 2015.[permanent dead link]