Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park
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| Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park | |
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IUCN Category II (National Park)
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| Location in Sulawesi | |
| Location | Sulawesi, Indonesia |
| Coordinates | 4°23′S 121°59′E / 4.383°S 121.983°ECoordinates: 4°23′S 121°59′E / 4.383°S 121.983°E |
| Area | 1,050 km² |
| Established | 1989 |
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.
The park has varied vegetation: sub-montane rain forests, mangrove forests, coastal forests, savanna and freshwater swamp forests. It is home to Babirusa, both species of endangered Anoa – essentially miniature Water Buffaloes – and 155 bird species, of which 37 are endemic to Sulawesi, and 323 species of plants.
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- World Database of Protected Areas: Entry of Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park
- Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park home page
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