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| Location | Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Thailand |
| Nearest city | Pranburi |
| Coordinates | 12°3′6″N 99°33′26″E / 12.05167°N 99.55722°E / 12.05167; 99.55722 |
| Area | 969 km2 (374 sq mi) |
| Established | 1999 |
| Visitors | 20,746 (in 2019) |
| Governing body | Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation |
Kui Buri National Park is a national park of Thailand in the Tenasserim HillsinPrachuap Khiri Khan Province. It was established as the 90th national park in March 1999.[1]
The park, with an area of 605,625 rai ~ 969 square kilometres (374 sq mi)[2] covers parts of the Pran Buri, Sam Roi Yot, and Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan Districts of Prachuap Khiri Khan Province.
The forests contain dry evergreen and moist evergreen forests. Important trees are Dipterocarpus tuberculatus, Hopea odorata, Terminalia chebula, and different species of palms.
The park has more than 200,000 sandalwood trees. It is the only place in Thailand where sandalwood can be harvested for the cremation of royal family members. Nine trees were cut down for the cremation of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. A royal brahmin spent one month selecting trees meeting royal criteria: they must be dead and have been over 100 years old.[3]
Some animals that can be found in the park:
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