This is the list of the national parks of Indonesia. Of the 50 national parks, 6 are World Heritage Site

World Heritage Site

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...

s, 6 are part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves

World Network of Biosphere Reserves

The UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves covers internationally-designated protected areas, known as biosphere reserves, that are meant to demonstrate a balanced relationship between man and nature The UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves covers internationally-designated protected...

 and 3 are wetland

Wetland

A wetland is an area of land whose soil is saturated with water either permanently or seasonally. Wetlands are categorised by their characteristic vegetation, which is adapted to these unique soil conditions....

s of international importance under the Ramsar convention

Ramsar Convention

The Ramsar Convention is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands, i.e., to stem the progressive encroachment on and loss of wetlands now and in the future, recognizing the fundamental ecological functions of wetlands and their economic, cultural,...

. A total of 9 parks are largely marine

Marine park

A marine park is a park consisting of an area of sea sometimes protected for recreational use, but more often set aside to preserve a specific habitat and ensure the ecosystem is sustained for the organisms that exist there...

.

The first group of five Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

n national parks were established in 1980. 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.

Java

Name	Year	Total Area		Marine area	International status
		km²	mi²
Alas Purwo Alas Purwo National Park Alas Purwo National Park is situated on Blambangan Peninsula in Banyuwangi regency, at the southeastern tip of East Java province. The park is famous for its wild Banteng and surfing location at Grajakan Bay....	1992	434	168
Baluran Baluran National Park Baluran National Park is located in East Java, Indonesia. It has a relatively dry climate and consists of lowland forests, savanna, mangrove forests and hills, with Mount Baluran as its highest peak....	1980	250	96
Bromo Tengger Semeru Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park is located in East Java, Indonesia, to the east of Malang and to the southeast of Surabaya, the capital of East Java. It is the only conservation area in Indonesia that has a sand sea, the Tengger Sand Sea , across which is the caldera of an ancient volcano from...	1983	503	194
Gunung Ciremai Gunung Ciremai National Park Mount Ciremai National Park or Gunung Ciremai National Park is located in the province of West Java, Indonesia. Some endemic or endangered flora and fauna are being protected in this national park, such as Pinus merkusii, Castanopsis javanica, Fragraera blumii, Villubrunes rubescens, Macaranga...	2004	155	60
Gunung Gede Pangrango Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park Mount Gede Pangrango National Park is a national park in West Java, Indonesia. The park is centred on two volcanoes—Mount Gede and Mount Pangrango— and is 150 km² in area....	1980	150	58		World Network of Biosphere Reserves
Gunung Halimun	1992	400	150
Gunung Merapi	2004	64	25
Gunung Merbabu	2004	57	21
Karimunjawa Karimunjawa National Park Karimunjawa National Park, also Karimun Jawa National Park, is a national marine park designated in the Karimunjawa archipelago, Jepara Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. It lies 80 km north west of Jepara, Central Java in the Java Sea. The national park was formally declared as Marine...	1986	1,116	431	most
Kepulauan Seribu	1982	1,080	420	most
Meru Betiri Meru Betiri National Park Meru Betiri National Park is a national park in the province of East Java, Indonesia, extending over an area of 580 km² of which a small part is marine...	1982	580	224
Ujung Kulon Ujung Kulon National Park Ujung Kulon National Park is located at the western-most tip of Java, Banten, Indonesia. It includes the volcanic island group of Krakatoa and other islands including Panaitan, Handeuleum and Peucang on the Sunda Strait.-Geography:...	1992	1,206	466	443 km²	World Heritage Site

Kalimantan

Name	Year	Total Area		Marine area	International status
		km²	mi²
Betung Kerihun Betung Kerihun National Park Betung Kerihun National Park is a national park in the province of West Kalimantan on the island of Borneo, Indonesia. It is located inland, along the Malaysian border...	1995	8,000	3,100		Proposed World Heritage Site
Bukit Baka Bukit Raya Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park is a national park located on Borneo Island, Indonesia....	1992	1,811	699
Danau Sentarum Danau Sentarum National Park The Danau Sentarum National Park is a national park protecting one of the world's most biodiverse lake systems, located in Borneo Island, West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. It lies in the upper Kapuas River basin some 700 kilometres upstream from the delta. The basin is a vast floodplain,...	1999	1,320	510		Ramsar site
Gunung Palung Gunung Palung National Park Gunung Palung National Park lies on the island of Borneo, in the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan, north of Ketapang and east of Sukadana.- Geography:...	1990	900	350
Kayan Mentarang Kayan Mentarang National Park Kayan Mentarang National Park is a densely forested national park in East Kalimantan province, Borneo Island, Indonesia. The national park is named after a great dispersed Mentarang mountain trails plateau of Apau Kayan which covers the entire park from Datadian area in south region to Apau Ping...	1996	13,605	5,252
Kutai Kutai National Park Kutai National Park is a lowland national park located on the east coast of Borneo Island, in the East Kalimantan province of Indonesia, few minutes south of the equator.- Geography :...	1982	1,986	767
Sabangau Sabangau National Park Sabangau National Park is a national park in Central Kalimantan, a province of Indonesia in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo.- Geography :...	2004	5,687	2,196
Tanjung Puting	1982	4,150	1,370		World Network of Biosphere Reserves

Lesser Sunda Islands

Name	Year	Total Area		Marine area	International status
		km²	mi²
Bali Barat	1995	190	73
Gunung Rinjani Gunung Rinjani National Park Gunung Rinjani National Park is located on the island of Lombok, Indonesia in the North Lombok Regency. The park covers about 41,330 hectares and consists of mountainous areas...	1990	413	159
Kelimutu Kelimutu National Park Kelimutu National Park is located on the island of Flores, Indonesia. It consists of a region with hills and mountains, with Mount Kelibara as its highest peak. Mount Kelimutu, which has the three coloured lakes, is also located in this national park...	1992	50	20
Komodo Komodo National Park The Komodo National Park is a national park in Indonesia located within the Lesser Sunda Islands in the border region between the provinces of East Nusa Tenggara and West Nusa Tenggara. The park includes the three larger islands Komodo, Padar and Rincah, and 26 smaller ones, with a total area of...	1980	1,817	701	66%	World Heritage Site; World Network of Biosphere Reserves
Laiwangi Wanggameti Laiwangi Wanggameti National Park Laiwangi Wanggameti National Park is located on the island of Sumba in Indonesia. All forests types that exist on this island can be found in this national park...	1998	470	180
Manupeu Tanah Daru Manupeu Tanah Daru National Park Manupeu Tanah Daru National Park is located on the island of Sumba in Indonesia. This national park consists plenty of steepy slopes. There are about 118 plant species protected in this national park including Toona sureni, Sterculia foetida, Schleichera oleosa, Alstonia scholaris , Tamarind,...	1998	880	340

>

Maluku and Papua

Name	Year	Total Area		Marine area	International status
		km²	mi²
Aketajawe-Lolobata Aketajawe-Lolobata National Park Aketajawe-Lolobata National Park is a national park on Halmahera, the biggest island in the North Maluku province of Indonesia. The park is considered by BirdLife International to be vital for the survival of at least 23 endemic bird species...	2004	1,673	646
Lorentz Lorentz National Park Lorentz National Park is located in the Indonesian province of Papua, formerly known as Irian Jaya . With an area of 25,056 km² , it is the largest national park in South-East Asia...	1997	25,050	9,670		World Heritage Site
Manusela Manusela National Park Manusela National Park is located on Seram island, in the Maluku archipelago of Indonesia. It is made up of coastal forest, swamp forest, lowland and montane rainforest ecosystem types. Mount Binaiya at 3,027 meters, is the highest of the park's six mountains...	1982	1,890	729
Teluk Cenderawasih Teluk Cenderawasih National Park Teluk Cenderawasih National Park is the largest marine national park of Indonesia, located in Cenderawasih Bay, south-east of Bird's Head Peninsula. It includes the islands of Mioswaar, Nusrowi, Roon, Rumberpon and Yoop...	2002	14,535	5,611	90%
Wasur Wasur National Park The Wasur National Park forms part of the largest wetland in Papua province of Indonesia and has been the least disturbed by human activity. The high value of its biodiversity has led to the park being dubbed the "Serengeti of Papua"...	1990	4,138	1598		Ramsar site

>

Sulawesi

Name	Year	Total Area		Marine area	International status
		km²	mi²
Bantimurung - Bulusaraung	2004	480	185
Bogani Nani Wartabone Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park is a 2,871.15 km² National Park on Minahassa Peninsula on Sulawesi island, Indonesia...	1991	2,871	1,108
Bunaken Bunaken National Park The Bunaken National Park is a marine park in the north of Sulawesi island, Indonesia. The park is located near the centre of the Coral Triangle, providing habitat to 390 species of coral as well as many fish, mollusc, reptile and marine mammal species...	1991	890	305	97%	Proposed World Heritage Site
Kepulauan Togean Kepulauan Togean National Park Kepulauan Togean National Park is a largely marine national park, including the Togian Islands, near Sulawesi island of Indonesia....	2004	3,620	1,400	700 km²
Lore Lindu Lore Lindu National Park Lore Lindu National Park is a forested protected area on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, in the province of Central Sulawesi. The area of the national park is 2,180 km² covering both lowland and montane forests. It provides habitat to numerous rare species, including 77 bird species...	1982	2,290	884		World Network of Biosphere Reserves
Rawa Aopa Watumohai Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park is a national park on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, on the province of South East Sulawesi. It was declared in 1989, and has an area of 1,050 km². The park ranges from sea level to the altitude of 981 m....	1989	1,052	406
Taka Bone Rate Taka Bone Rate National Park Taka Bone Rate National Park is a marine park which includes the Takabonerate atoll islands, located in the Flores Sea, south of Sulawesi island of Indonesia....	2001	5,308	2,049	most	Proposed World Heritage Site
Wakatobi	2002	13,900	5,370	most	Proposed World Heritage Site

Sumatra

Name	Year	Total Area		Marine area	International status
		km²	mi²
Batang Gadis Batang Gadis National Park Batang Gadis is a national park covering 1,080 km² in the west of Sumatra island, Indonesia. Signs of the endangered Sumatran tiger and the threatended Asiatic golden cat, Leopard cat and Clouded leopard were seen in the park...	2004	1,080	417
Berbak Berbak National Park The Berbak National Park in Sumatra island, Jambi province of Indonesia, forms part of the largest undisturbed swamp forest in southeastern Asia, and the peat swamp forest with the greatest number of palm species...	1992	1,627	628		Ramsar site
Bukit Barisan Selatan Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park is a national park in Sumatra, Indonesia. The park has a total area of 3,568 km², and spans three provinces: Lampung, Bengkulu, and South Sumatra...	1999	3,650	1410		World Heritage Site Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra The Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2004. It comprises three Indonesian national parks on the island of Sumatra: Gunung Leuser National Park, Kerinci Seblat National Park and the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park...  unit
Bukit Duabelas Bukit Duabelas National Park Bukit Duabelas is a relatively small national park covering 605 km² in east Sumatra, Indonesia. It is representative of lowland tropical rain forests in the province of Jambi. Only the northern part of the park consists of primary rainforest, while the rest is secondary forest, as result of...	2000	605	233
Bukit Tigapuluh Bukit Tigapuluh National Park Bukit Tigapuluh National Park - The Thirty Hills - is a 143,223 hectare National Park in eastern Sumatra, consisting primarily of tropical lowland forest, largely in Riau province, with a smaller part of 33,000 ha in Jambi province...	1995	1,277	493
Gunung Leuser Gunung Leuser National Park Gunung Leuser National Park is a national park covering 7,927 km² in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, straddling the border of North Sumatra and Aceh provinces. The national park, named after Mount Leuser , protects a wide range of ecosystems. An orangutan sanctuary of Bukit Lawang is located inside...	1980	7,927	3,061		World Heritage Site Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra The Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2004. It comprises three Indonesian national parks on the island of Sumatra: Gunung Leuser National Park, Kerinci Seblat National Park and the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park...  unit World Network of Biosphere Reserves
Kerinci Seblat Kerinci Seblat National Park Kerinci Seblat National Park is the largest national park in Sumatra Indonesia. It has a total area of 13,791 km2, and spans four provinces: West Sumatra, Jambi, Bengkulu and South Sumatra....	1999	13,750	5,310		World Heritage Site Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra The Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2004. It comprises three Indonesian national parks on the island of Sumatra: Gunung Leuser National Park, Kerinci Seblat National Park and the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park...  unit
Sembilang Sembilang National Park Sembilang National Park is a national park covering 2,051 km² in east Sumatra, Indonesia. It comprises peat swamp forest, freshwater swamp forest and riparian forest...	2001	2,051	792
Siberut Siberut National Park Siberut National Park comprises 1,905 km2 of the island of Siberut in the Mentawai Islands of West Sumatra, Indonesia. The whole island including the national park is part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves....	1992	1,905	735		World Network of Biosphere Reserves
Tesso Nilo Tesso Nilo National Park Tesso Nilo National Park is a national park in Riau Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. It was declared a national park by the Indonesian government in 2004....	2004	386	149
Way Kambas Way Kambas National Park Way Kambas National Park is a national park covering 1,300 square kilometres in Lampung province, southern Sumatra, Indonesia.It consists of swamp forest and lowland rain forest, mostly of secondary growth as result of extensive logging in the 1960s and 1970s...	1989	1,300	500

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