Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park | |
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Taman Nasional Bukit Barisan Selatan | |
Location | Sumatra, Indonesia |
Coordinates | 5°26′S 104°20′E / 5.433°S 104.333°E |
Area | 356,800 hectares (882,000 acres; 3,568 km2) |
Established | 1982 |
Governing body | Ministry of Environment and Forestry |
World Heritage site | 2004 |
Type | Natural |
Criteria | vii, ix, x |
Designated | 2004 (28th session) |
Part of | Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra |
Reference no. | 1167 |
Region | Asia-Pacific |
Endangered | 2011 | –present
Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park is a national park in Sumatra, Indonesia. The park located along the Bukit Barisan mountain range, has a total area of 3,568 km2, and spans three provinces: Lampung, Bengkulu, and South Sumatra. Together with Gunung Leuser and Kerinci Seblat national parks it forms a World Heritage Site, Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra.[1]
A signboard containing a welcome message to Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park a few kilometers away from the citi of Liwa, Indonesia West Lampung Regency, the secondary forest of Bukit Barisan National Park is designated by UNESCO as a world heritage.[2]