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{{Short description|Marine protected area in Krabi Province, Thailand}}
{{Infobox protected area
| name = Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park
| iucn_category = II
| image = From a Beach in Phi Phi Don.jpg
| image_caption = View from a beach in [[Ko Phi Phi Don]]
| location = [[Krabi Province]], [[Thailand]]
| nearest_city = [[Krabi]]
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 6
| map_width = 
| coordinates = {{coord|7.7333|N|98.7667|E|source:wikidata|display=inline, title}}
| area_km2 = 388
| established = 1983
| visitation_num = 1,142,113
| visitation_year = 2019
| governing_body = [[Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation]] (DNP)
}}

'''Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park''' lies in the Ao Nang, Sai Thai, and Pak Nam Sub-districts of [[Amphoe Mueang Krabi]], [[Krabi Province]], [[Thailand]].<ref name=DNP /> It is a marine national park.<ref name="Braatz1992">{{cite book|last=Braatz|first=Susan M.|title=Conserving biological diversity: a strategy for protected areas in the Asia-Pacific region|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_6AN1_TnZkQsC|access-date=October 1, 2011|date=November 1992|publisher=World Bank Publications|isbn=978-0-8213-2307-6|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_6AN1_TnZkQsC/page/n71 57]–}}</ref> Established in 1983, it is an [[IUCN]] Category II protected area with [[coral reef]]s, and an area measuring 242,437 rai ~  {{convert|388|km2}}.<ref name="AREA NP">{{cite web |url=https://catalog.dnp.go.th/dataset/areaofnp/resource/3b372140-f2bf-4811-8819-bb8a8b1a100a |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807195648/https://catalog.dnp.go.th/dataset/areaofnp/resource/3b372140-f2bf-4811-8819-bb8a8b1a100a |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 7, 2022 |title=ข้อมูลพื้นที่อุทยานแห่งชาติ ที่ประกาศในราชกิจจานุบกษา 133 แห่ง |date=December 2020 |department=Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation |language=Thai |trans-title=National Park Area Information published in the 133 Government Gazettes |access-date=1 November 2022 |postscript=, no 47 }}</ref>

==Environment==
===Climate===
The park is influenced by tropical monsoon winds resulting in two seasons: the first is a rainy season from May–December and a hot season from January–April. Average temperature ranges from 17-37 degrees Celsius. Average rainfall per year is about 2,231 millimeters, highest in July and lowest in February.<ref name=DNP>{{cite web | title=Hat Noppharat Thara - Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park | url = http://www.dnp.go.th/parkreserve/asp/style1/default.asp?npid=35&lg=2 | website = Department of National Parks (DNP) Thailand | access-date = 18 January 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150923223511/http://www.dnp.go.th/parkreserve/asp/style1/default.asp?npid=35&lg=2 | archive-date = 23 September 2015}}</ref>

===Wildlife===
The park has been designated an [[Important Bird Area]] (IBA) by [[BirdLife International]] because it supports significant populations of [[pale-capped pigeon]]s and [[Christmas Island frigatebird]]s.<ref name=bli>{{cite web |url= https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hat-nopharat-thara--mu-ko-phi-phi-iba-thailand|title=Hat Nopharat Thara - Mu Ko Phi Phi|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2024|website= BirdLife Data Zone|publisher= BirdLife International|access-date= 2024-10-14}}</ref>

===Fossil Shell Beach===
''Susan Hoi Chet-sib Ha Lan Pee'' "The 75-Million-Year-Old Shell Cemetery" is located at Ban Laem Pho, which is part of the national park area. The [[fossil]] site stretches along the seashore for about 2 kilometers from west to east. The formation consists of layers of limestone slabs with a thickness ranging from 0.5 to 1 meter. Each limestone slab contains a large number of fossilized [[gastropod]]s, mainly [[freshwater snail]]s of the genus ''[[Viviparus]]'', dating back to the [[Tertiary period]] more than 70 million years ago. These shells accumulated in enormous quantities and were later cemented together by calcium carbonate, forming solid rock layers. The slabs are stacked on top of one another in successive layers, resembling a broad concrete pavement. The fossil shells are clearly visible on both the upper surfaces and the sides of the limestone slabs. The limestone layers slope gently from the shoreline toward the land at an angle of about 10 degrees, creating a wide exposed rocky platform. As a result, the coastline here appears as a rocky terrace beach rather than a sandy beach. This site is considered one of the very few shell fossil cemeteries of its kind in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://krabiprovince.weebly.com/susan-hoi-shell-cemetery.html|title=Krabi Shell Cemetery (Susan Hoi)|work=Krabiprovince}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dmr.go.th/%e0%b8%aa%e0%b8%b8%e0%b8%aa%e0%b8%b2%e0%b8%99%e0%b8%ab%e0%b8%ad%e0%b8%a2/|title=สุสานหอย|trans-title=Shell cemetery|via=Department of Mineral Resources|language=thai}}</ref>

==Visitors==
From October 2015 to May 2016, 1.168 million tourists visited Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi Marine National Park. Seventy-seven percent, or 900,466, were foreigners. Resulting revenues were 361.91 million baht, according to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wipatayotin|first1=Apinya|title=Parks Department to curb tourist visits to marine sites|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1038769/parks-department-to-curb-tourist-visits-to-marine-sites|access-date=19 July 2016|work=Bangkok Post|date=19 July 2016}}</ref>

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==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed-hover>
2016 Prowincja Krabi, Łodzie w przystani Noppharat Thara (12).jpg|Boats at Noppharat Thara Pier
2016 Prowincja Krabi, Plaża Nopparat Thara (06).jpg|Noppharat Thara Beach
2016 Prowincja Krabi, Ko Po Da Nok (01).jpg|Ko Po Da Nok
2016 Prowincja Krabi, Ko Phi Phi Don, Plaża Ton Sai (02).jpg|Ton Sai Beach, [[Ko Phi Phi Don]]
2016 Prowincja Krabi, Ko Phi Phi Don, Plaża Loh Moo Dee, Łodzie długoogonowe (01).jpg|[[Long-tail boat]]s. Loh Moo Dee Beach, [[Ko Phi Phi Don]]
A Long-tail Boat in Pileh Lagoon, Phi Phi Le.jpg|A [[Long-tail boat]] in Pileh Lagoon, [[Ko Phi Phi Le]]
A View from Maya Bay, Phi Phi Le.jpg|A view from Maya Bay, [[Ko Phi Phi Le]]
Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park.jpg
</gallery>

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==Location==
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|'''Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park in overview PARO 5 (Nakhon Si Thammarat)'''
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|[[File:MAP of PARO 5 Southwest (Nakhon Si Thammarat) EN.svg|thumb|900px|{{resize|150%|'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4) Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park in overview PARO 5'''}}]]
{| class= "wikitable" style= "width:30%; display:inline-table;"
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| style="width:3%; background:#00FF00;"|&nbsp;
| style="width:27%;"|'''National park'''
|-
|&nbsp;&nbsp;1 ||[[Ao Phang Nga National Park|Ao Phang Nga]]
|-
|&nbsp;&nbsp;2 ||[[Hat Chao Mai National Park|Hat Chao Mai]]
|-
|&nbsp;&nbsp;3 ||[[Hat Khanom–Mu Ko Thale Tai National Park|Hat Khanom-Mu Ko Thale Tai]]
|-
|&nbsp;&nbsp;4 ||Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi
|-
|&nbsp;&nbsp;5 ||[[Khao Lak–Lam Ru National Park|Khao Lak-Lam Ru]]
|-
|&nbsp;&nbsp;6 ||[[Khao Lampi–Hat Thai Mueang National Park|Khao Lampi-Hat Thai Mueang]]
|-
|&nbsp;&nbsp;7 ||[[Khao Luang National Park|Khao Luang]]
|-
|&nbsp;&nbsp;8 ||[[Khao Nan National Park|Khao Nan]]
|-
|&nbsp;&nbsp;9 ||[[Khao Phanom Bencha National Park|Khao Phanom Bencha]]
|-
|10 ||[[Mu Ko Lanta National Park|Mu Ko Lanta]]
|-
|11 ||[[Mu Ko Phetra National Park|Mu Ko Phetra]]
|-
|12 ||[[Mu Ko Similan National Park|Mu Ko Similan]]
|-
|13 ||[[Mu Ko Surin National Park|Mu Ko Surin]]
|-
|14 ||[[Namtok Si Khit National Park|Namtok Si Khit]]
|-
|15 ||[[Namtok Yong National Park|Namtok Yong]]
|-
|16 ||[[Si Phang Nga National Park|Si Phang Nga]]
|-
|17 ||[[Sirinat National Park|Sirinat]]
|-
|18 ||[[Tarutao National Park|Tarutao]]
|-
|19 ||[[Thale Ban National Park|Thale Ban]]
|-
|20 ||[[Than Bok Khorani National Park|Than Bok Khorani]]
|-
|}
{| class= "wikitable" style= "width:30%; display:inline-table;"
|-
| style="width=3%; background:#FFA400;"|&nbsp;
| style="width=27%;"|'''Wildlife sanctuary'''
|-
|21 ||[[Kathun Wildlife Sanctuary|Kathun]]
|-
|22 ||[[Khao Pra–Bang Khram Wildlife Sanctuary|Khao Pra–Bang Khram]]
|-
|23 ||[[Khlong Phraya Wildlife Sanctuary|Khlong Phraya]]
|-
|24 ||[[Namtok Song Phraek Wildlife Sanctuary|Namtok Song Phraek]]
|-
|}
{| class= "wikitable" style= "width:30%; display:inline-table;"
|-
| style="width:3%; background:#FDE910;"|&nbsp;
| style="width:27%;"|'''Non-hunting area'''
|-
|25 ||Bo Lo
|-
|26 ||Khao Nam Phrai
|-
|27 ||Khao Phra Thaeo
|-
|28 ||Khao Pra–Bang Khram
|-
|29 ||Khlong Lam Chan
|-
|30 ||Laem Talumpuk
|-
|31 ||[[Ko Libong]]
|-
|32 ||Nong Plak Phraya–<br>Khao Raya Bangsa
|-
|33 ||Thung Thale
|-
|&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
| style="width:3%; background:#C65900;"|&nbsp;
| style="width:27%;"|'''Forest park'''
|-
|34 ||Bo Namrong Kantang
|-
|35 ||Namtok Phan
|-
|36 ||Namtok Raman
|-
|37 ||Namtok Thara Sawan
|-
|38 ||Sa Nang Manora
|}
|}
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==See also==
*[[List of national parks of Thailand]]
* DNP - Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park<ref>{{cite web |url=https://portal.dnp.go.th/Content/nationalpark?contentId=35169 |title=Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park |department=Department National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) |access-date=20 November 2025}}</ref>
*[[List of Protected Areas Regional Offices of Thailand]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cite book|last1=Spalding|first1=Mark|last2=Ravilious|first2=Corinna|last3=Green|first3=Edmund Peter|title=World Atlas of Coral Reefs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LUI2fLpxIRwC&pg=PA265|year=2001|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-23255-6|pages=265–}}

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[[Category:National parks of Thailand]]
[[Category:Important Bird Areas of Thailand]]
[[Category:Important Bird Areas of Indian Ocean islands]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1983]]
[[Category:IUCN Category II]]
[[Category:1983 establishments in Thailand]]
[[Category:Geography of Krabi province]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Krabi province]]
[[Category:Marine parks]]
[[Category:Marine protected areas of Thailand]]