Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park

Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park
Taman Nasional Bukit Barisan Selatan
Two belibis at Asam Lake on Lampung Province area
Map showing the location of Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park
Map showing the location of Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park
Bukit Barisan Selatan NP
Location in Sumatra
Map showing the location of Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park
Map showing the location of Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park
Bukit Barisan Selatan NP
Bukit Barisan Selatan NP (Indonesia)
LocationSumatra, Indonesia
Coordinates5°26′S 104°20′E / 5.433°S 104.333°E / -5.433; 104.333
Area356,800 hectares (882,000 acres; 3,568 km2)
Established1982 (1982)
Governing bodyMinistry of Environment and Forestry
World Heritage site2004
TypeNatural
Criteriavii, ix, x
Designated2004 (28th session)
Part ofTropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra
Reference no.1167
RegionAsia-Pacific
Endangered2011 (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]

  1. ^ "Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra". UNESCO. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
  2. ^ "Travel Blog Indonesia".

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