Bang Lang National Park
Contact Location : Bang Lang National Park, Moo 5, Tham Thalu Sub-district, Bannang Sata District, Yala Province 95130
Telephone Number : (+66) 7 320 6119
Email : banglang_np@hotmail.com
Facebook : Bang Lang National Park
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Background
The Bang Lang National Park survey was instigated in 1985 in honor of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej on the auspicious occasion of his sixtieth birthday on December 5, 1987. The announcement in the royal decree dated February 24, 1999, specifiedthat the forest land area in La Bu Forest - Tham Thalu and Betong Forest of Tham Thalu and Khuean Bang Lang Sub-district, Bannang Sata District, Mae Wat and Ban Rae Sub-district, Than To District, and Aiyoeweng and Yarom Sub-district, Betong District, in Yala Province should be considered as a National Park. The area includes forests near to Nuea Khuean Bang Lang Forest, lakes, islands, and the natural and beautiful scenery of complex high and low mountains.
Bang Lang National Park is located in the south of Thailand near Moo 5, Tham Thalu Sub-district, Bannang Sata District, Yala Province 95130. It covers approximately 163,125 rai, or 261 square kilometers, and consists of a water area above the Bang Lang Dam of about 31,250 rai, or 50 square kilometers, and a land area of approximately 131,875 rai, or 211 square kilometers. The land area covers three districts, which are Bannang Sata, Than To and Betong District, all of which are in Yala Province.
The Pattani Regional Forest Office issued letter Ko So 0714 (Po No)/1020, dated October 28, 1982, for Pattani and Yala provinces to investigate the area in the self-developed industrial estate area of Yala province, which had been expropriated by the Department of Public Welfare. It was found to be suitable for establishment as a national park, according to a Cabinet resolution on July 22, 1980.
The Royal Forest Department issued order 310/2526, dated February 28, 1983, for Mr. Somkiat Makaeo, Forest Scholar 5, to conduct a preliminary survey. The report, Ko So 0713/Special, dated April 19, 1983, contained results from the area that was at that time experiencing unusual events with regards to insurgency and terrorism, which was being surpressed military personnel. As such there was a request to to suspend the survey until a later date.
When it was presumed the problems had been solved, the National Park Division of the the Royal Forest Department, issued letter Ko So 0713/15627, dated July 3, 1984, and Ko So 0713/530, dated January 10, 1985, to the Pattani Forestry department, requesting to know the situation in the said area and whether it is possible to continue the survey
Letter Ko So 0714 (Po No)/181, dated January 28, 1985, stated the survey could resume, according to the report from Yala province, numbered Yo Lo 0009/1085, dated January 21, 1985. Therefore, the National Park Division, Royal Forest Department, issued order 467/2528, dated March 18, 1985, to Mr. Aphai Yongstar, Forest Scholar 5, to conduct a preliminary survey in the area of the self-developed industrial estate in the southern region, which was expropriated by the Department of Public Welfare. The site was still an area of risk because of the insurgency and cannot be surveyed. The forest area above Nuea Khuean Bang Lang Forest, Bannang Sata, Than To and Betong District, Yala Province, is fertile with natural features suitable for establishing a national park.
The National Park Division issued letter Ko So 0713/2120, dated June 13, 1985, proposing that the Royal Forest Department, with order 966/2528, dated June 13, 1985, for Mr. Aphai Yongstar, a Forest Scholar, to proceed with the establishment and improvement of the area above the Bang Lang Dam and the nearby regions to commemorate His Majesty the King Rama 9. Consequently, the Bang Lang National Park received letter Ko So 0713 (Bo Lo)/42, dated April 25, 1986, requesting the inclusion of the Namtok Than To Forest Park into the responsibility of the Pattani Regional Forest Office. This was an area of approximately 9.25 square kilometers, and it will become a part of the Bang Lang National Park. The Royal Forest Department sent an urgent letter, Ko So 0713/3373, dated May 19, 1987, to Pattani Regional Forest in order to transfer the Namtok Than To Forest Park to Bang Lang National Park.
TheBang Lang National Park is a national park which consists of a total area of 163,125 rai (261 square kilometers). It was enacted byroyal decree, which specified the land of La Bu Forest, Tham Thalu Forest and Betong Forest in Tham Thalu and Khuean Bang Lang Sub-district, Bannang Sata District, Mae Wat and Ban Rae Sub-district, Than To District, and Aiyoeweng and Yarom Sub-district, in Betong District, Yala Province, were to become Thailand’s 88th National Park.
Note : After paying the entrance fee to the National Park, please carry the receipt for inspection.
163,125 rai (261 square kilometers)
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Nature trails ⇔ Visit Waterfall ⇔ Observe flowers/plant ⇔ Bird/Butterfly ⇔ Camping
Welfare shop : not available.
National Park Headquarters: AIS, DTAC, TRUE
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Bang Lang National Park's topography is primarily high and complex folded mountains, alternating with plains that containmeadows. The rock in the park includes limestone, granite, igneous rock, and coarse conglomerate. There is area of water at Bang Lang Reservoir, and there are mountains that include Khao Hala, Khao La So, Khao Bulo, and Khao Hankun, whose elevation ranges from 100 to 1,200 meters above sea level. Most of the ground is loam, a clay soil with some laterite, which is the origin of many water sources that merge to form the Pattani River and the Saiburi River. The essential waterways are the Chali Canal, Ni Lo Canal, Ka Wa Canal, Kue Nue Hong Canal, To Mo Canal, Ha La Canal, Kabu Canal and Halasa Canal.
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In Bang Lang National Park, the weather is cool and moist most of the year. It is influenced by the monsoons which cause rain between May and December, and heavy rain in September and November. The average annual rainfall is 2,200 millimetre. and Summer runs from January until April, with a moderate average temperature of 29 degrees Celsius.
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Plant life in Bang Lang National Park is mostly tropical rain forest, and those forests have high levels of humidity all year round. The canopy is 30 – 40 meters high and it dense with large, leaf-packed trees and vines. The valuable trees that grow include Malacca Teak, Yang (Dipterocarpus alatus Roxb.), Takhian (Hopea odorata), Saya Khao (Shorea leprosula Miq.), Sompong (Etrameles nudiflora R.Br.), Wild Jackfruit, Ngew (Bombax ceiba Linn.), Wild Olives, Thang (Litsea grandis Hook.f.), Tako (Diospyros ebenum), Mai Kluai, White Cheesewood, Tin Nok (Vitex pinnata), Bungor, Yangnong (Strophanthus caudatus), Jambolan plum, Indian rose chestnut, Yinam (Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi), Mai Nian (Diospyros pilosanthera Blanco), Mayom Pa (Acronychia pedunculata (L.) Miq), Mai Kalor (Shorea faguetiana), Nom Sao (Xantolis cambodiana (Pierre ex Dubarb) P.Royen.), Wild Bael, Khinon (Zollingeria dongnaiensis Pierre), Wild Mango, Si Yala, and Sok Leung (Saraca thaipingensis Cantley ex King). The endemic species are Golden Leaf Bauhinia, Bangsun Palm (Johannesteijsmannia altifrons (Rchb.f. & Zoll.) H.E. Moore), Rough Tree Fern, Bua Phut (Rafflesia Kerrii), Put (Etlingera coccinea), Best Cardamom, and Dala (Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M. Smith). The forest conditions in Bang Lang National Park are in excellent condition. There is an abundance of wildlifesuch as wild elephants, tigers, Chamois, Gaur, Banteng, Tapir, Wild Deer, Barking Deer, Mouse Deer, wild boars, monkeys, Colobines, Gibbons, hedgehogs, Smooth-Coated Otter, civets, and mongoose. There are also many types of bird, including the White-Rumped Shama, Red-Whiskered Bulbul, Megalaimidae, aimidae, Aimidai midaimi and hornbills such as the Helmeted Hornbill, Bushy-Crested Hornbill, and Great Hornbill. The river found fish include the Pinkish Phluang Fish, Bronze Featherback, and Redtail Botia. |
How to get there by car :
How to get there by car, from Bangkok - Yala, take Phetkasem Road to National Highway 4 to Yala Province, which is 1,084km. From the town of Yala, travel along the Yala-Betong National Highway 410, turning right at the milestone No. 56th.
Public Transportation:
Air-Conditioned Bus - Bangkok - Yala - Betong
Southern Railway Fast Train - Bangkok – Yala
Special Express Bangkok – Yala
How to get there by plane :
Fly from Bangkok to Hat Yai and take the train, taxi, or bus from Hat Yai - Yala.
- National Park Ranger Station Bo Lo No. 1 (Ban Wang Sai)
- National Park Ranger Station Bo Lo No. 2 (Namtok Halasa)
- National Park Ranger Station Bo Lo No. 3 (Ban Chulaporn Phatthana 10)
- National Park Ranger Station Bo Lo No. 4 (Namtok La-ong Rung)
- Bang Lang National Park Headquarters
Accommodation : Bang Lang 101-102 (Than To 1, 2)
Bang Lang National Park offers a limited number of lodging houses. There is a camping ground available, but there is no tent or equipment rental service, nor a restaurant.