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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| Location | Sikao and Kantang Districts, Trang Province, Thailand |
| Coordinates | 7°23′49″N 99°19′48″E / 7.397°N 99.33°E[1] |
| Area | 231 km2 (89 sq mi) |
| Established | 1981 |
| Visitors | 83,023 (in 2019) |
| Governing body | Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation |
| Official name | Had Chao Mai Marine National Park - Ta Libong Island Non-Hunting Area - Trang River Estuaries |
| Designated | 14 August 2002 |
| Reference no. | 1182[2] |
See also
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edit- ^ "Had Chao Mai Marine National Park". protectedplanet.net. Archived from the original on 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- ^ a b "Had Chao Mai Marine National Park - Ta Libong Island Non-Hunting Area - Trang River Estuaries". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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 36
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)[permanent dead link] - ^ 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.
- ^ "Hat Chao Mai". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-14.