- List of national parks of Indonesia
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This is the list of the national parks of Indonesia.[1] Of the 50 national parks, 6 are World Heritage Sites, 6 are part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves and 3 are wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar convention. A total of 9 parks are largely marine.
The first group of five Indonesian national parks were established in 1980.[2] 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.[3]
Contents
Java
Gunung Merbabu National Park
Karimunjawa National ParkName Year Total Area Marine area International status km² mi² Alas Purwo 1992 434 168 Baluran 1980 250 96 Bromo Tengger Semeru 1983 503 194 Gunung Ciremai 2004 155 60 Gunung Gede Pangrango 1980 150 58 World Network of Biosphere Reserves Gunung Halimun 1992 400 150 Gunung Merapi 2004 64 25 Gunung Merbabu 2004 57 21 Karimunjawa 1986 1,116 431 most Kepulauan Seribu 1982 1,080 420 most Meru Betiri 1982 580 224 Ujung Kulon 1992 1,206 466 443 km² World Heritage Site[4] 
HalimunKarimunjawaMerbabuSeribuNational parks on and around JavaKalimantan
Tanjung PutingName Year Total Area Marine area International status km² mi² Betung Kerihun 1995 8,000 3,100 Proposed World Heritage Site[5] 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 
Bukit Baka Bukit RayaKutaiSabangauTanjung PutingNational parks on Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo)Lesser Sunda Islands
Name Year Total Area Marine area International status km² mi² Bali Barat 1995 190 73 Gunung Rinjani 1990 413 159 Kelimutu 1992 50 20 Komodo 1980 1,817 701 66% World Heritage Site[6];
World Network of Biosphere ReservesLaiwangi Wanggameti 1998 470 180 Manupeu Tanah Daru 1998 880 340 
Bali BaratNational parks on BaliNational parks on LombokNational parks on SumbaMaluku and Papua
Wasur National ParkName Year Total Area Marine area International status km² mi² Aketajawe-Lolobata 2004 1,673 646 Lorentz 1997 25,050 9,670 World Heritage Site[7] Manusela 1982 1,890 729 Teluk Cenderawasih 2002 14,535 5,611 90% Wasur 1990 4,138 1598 Ramsar site National parks on Western New GuineaSulawesi
Bunaken National Park
Wakatobi National ParkName Year Total Area Marine area International status km² mi² Bantimurung - Bulusaraung 2004 480 185 Bogani Nani Wartabone 1991 2,871 1,108 Bunaken 1991 890 305 97% Proposed World Heritage Site [8] Kepulauan Togean[9] 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 Taka Bone Rate 2001 5,308 2,049 most Proposed World Heritage Site[10] Wakatobi 2002 13,900 5,370 most Proposed World Heritage Site[11] 
Bantimurung - BulusaraungBunakenWakatobiTogeanNational parks on and around SulawesiSumatra
Batang Gadis National ParkName Year Total Area Marine area International status km² mi² Batang Gadis[12] 2004 1,080 417 Berbak 1992 1,627 628 Ramsar site Bukit Barisan Selatan 1999 3,650 1410 World Heritage Site unit[13] Bukit Duabelas 2000 605 233 Bukit Tigapuluh 1995 1,277 493 Gunung Leuser 1980 7,927 3,061 World Heritage Site unit[13]
World Network of Biosphere ReservesKerinci Seblat 1999 13,750 5,310 World Heritage Site unit[13] Sembilang 2001 2,051 792 Siberut 1992 1,905 735 World Network of Biosphere Reserves Tesso Nilo[14] 2004 386 149 Way Kambas 1989 1,300 500 
Batang GadisBerbakBukit DuabelasBukit TigapuluhSembilangNational parks on Sumatra and nearby islandsReferences
- ^ "National Parks in Indonesia". http://www.dephut.go.id/INFORMASI/TN%20INDO-ENGLISH/tn_index_English.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
- ^ Indonesian Ministry of Forestry, Retrieved 2010-01-08
- ^ WWF:Indonesia establishes 1.3 million hectares of Protected Areas, Retrieved 19 February 2010
- ^ "Ujung Kulon National Park". UNESCO. http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/608. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
- ^ "Betung Kerihun National Park (Transborder Rainforest Heritage of Borneo)". UNESCO. http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1871/. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
- ^ "Komodo National Park". UNESCO. http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/609. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
- ^ "Lorentz National Park". UNESCO. http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/955. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
- ^ UNESCO tentative list, Retrieved 2009-09-28
- ^ "Rare Pride helps Togean Islands Establish National Park". http://www.rareconservation.org/programs/page.php?subsection=Rare%20Pride&name=PrideSuccess_togeanislands. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
- ^ "World Heritage Tentative List: Taka Bonerate National Park". UNESCO. http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/2005/. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
- ^ "World Heritage Tentative List: Wakatobi National Park". UNESCO. http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/2006/. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
- ^ "Indonesia Declares Batang Gadis National Park". Archived from the original on 2007-11-10. http://web.archive.org/web/20071110093833/http://www.cepf.net/xp/cepf/news/newsletter/2004/may_topstory.xml. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- ^ a b c "Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra". UNESCO. http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1167. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
- ^ "Indonesia Declares Tesso Nilo National Park". http://www.cepf.net/news/top_stories/Pages/aug302004_indonesia_tessonilo.aspx. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
See also
- Protected areas of Indonesia
External links
- Official list of Indonesian National Parks
- Official geographic location of Indonesian National Parks
- Lestari Hutan Indonesia (LHI), NGO dedicated for nature conservation and community development
- UNEP-WCMC: World Database on Protected Areas. List of National Parks in Indonesia
Categories:- Indonesia-related lists
- Lists of national parks
- National parks of Indonesia
- Natural history of Indonesia
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