List of national parks of Indonesia
National parks in Indonesia
This is the list of the national parks of Indonesia .[1] Of the 54 national parks , 6 are World Heritage Sites , 9 are part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves [2] and 5 are wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar convention . A total of 9 parks are largely marine . Around 9% of the Indonesia surface are national parks (less than the 25% of Germany or the 33% of France).
The first group of five Indonesian national parks were established in 1980.[3] This number increased constantly reaching 41 in 2003. In a major expansion in 2004, nine more new national parks were created, raising the total number to 50.[4] Mount Tambora was added in 2015.[5] 3 more National Parks in Sumatra, Sulawesi, and Bangka Island were added in 2016.
Java
Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park
Gunung Merbabu National Park
Karimunjawa National Park
National parks on and around
Java
Kalimantan
Kayan Mentarang National Park
Tanjung Puting
Name
Year
Total Area
Marine area
International status
km²
mi²
Betung Kerihun
1995
8,000
3,100
Proposed World Heritage Site[7]
Bukit Baka Bukit Raya
1992
1,811
699
Danau Sentarum
1999
1,320
510
Ramsar site
Gunung Palung
1990
900
350
Kayan Mentarang
1996
13,605
5,252
Kutai
1982
1,986
767
Sabangau
2004
5,687
2,196
Tanjung Puting
1982
4,150
1,370
World Network of Biosphere Reserves
Lesser Sunda Islands
Gunung Rinjani National Park
Kelimutu National Park
National parks on and around
Flores
Maluku and Papua
Wasur National Park
Lorentz National Park
Sulawesi
Bunaken National Park
Wakatobi National Park
Name
Year
Total Area
Marine area
International status
km²
mi²
Bantimurung-Bulusaraung
2004
480
185
Bogani Nani Wartabone
1991
2,871
1,108
Bunaken
1991
890
342
97%
Proposed World Heritage Site [11]
Gandang Dewata [12]
2016
793
306
Kepulauan Togean [13]
2004
3,620
1,400
700 km²
Lore Lindu
1982
2,290
884
World Network of Biosphere Reserves
Rawa Aopa Watumohai
1989
1,052
406
Ramsar site
Taka Bone Rate
2001
5,308
2,049
most
World Network of Biosphere Reserves Proposed World Heritage Site[14]
Wakatobi
2002
13,900
5,370
most
World Network of Biosphere Reserves Proposed World Heritage Site[15]
Sumatra
Batang Gadis National Park
Gunung Leuser National Park
Name
Year
Total Area
Marine area
International status
km²
mi²
Batang Gadis [16]
2004
1,080
417
Berbak
1992
1,628
628
Ramsar site
Bukit Barisan Selatan
1982
3,650
1410
World Heritage Site unit[17]
Bukit Duabelas
2000
605
233
Bukit Tigapuluh
1995
1,277
493
Gunung Leuser
1980
7,927
3,061
World Heritage Site unit[17] World Network of Biosphere Reserves
Kerinci Seblat
1999
13,750
5,310
World Heritage Site unit[17]
Sembilang
2001
2,051
792
Ramsar site
Siberut
1992
1,905
735
World Network of Biosphere Reserves
Tesso Nilo [18]
2004
1,000
386
Way Kambas
1989
1,300
500
Zamrud [19]
2016
314
121
Mount Maras [20]
2016
168
65
National parks on
Sumatra and nearby islands
See also
References
External links
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