Gunung Leuser National Park

Gunung Leuser National Park
Taman Nasional Gunung Leuser
IUCN category II (national park)
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Location	Sumatra, Indonesia
Coordinates	3°30′N 97°30′E / 3.500°N 97.500°E / 3.500; 97.500
Area	792,700 acres (3,208 km2)
Established	1980
Governing body	Ministry of Environment and Forestry
World Heritage site	2004
Website	gunungleuser.or.id
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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 (2011)–present

Gunung Leuser National Park is a national park covering 7,927 km² in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, straddling the border of Aceh and North Sumatra provinces,^[1] a fourth portion and three-fourths portion, respectively. The national park, settled in the Barisan mountain range, is named after Mount Leuser (3,119 m), and protects a wide range of ecosystems. An orangutan sanctuary at Bukit Lawang is located within the park. Together with Bukit Barisan Selatan and Kerinci Seblat National Parks, it forms a World Heritage Site, the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra.^[2]