Bukit Tiga Puluh National Park
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IUCN category II (national park)
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 Bukit Tigapuluh NP
Location in Sumatra
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| Location | Sumatra, Indonesia |
| Coordinates | 1°0′S 102°30′E / 1.000°S 102.500°ECoordinates: 1°0′S 102°30′E / 1.000°S 102.500°E |
| Area | 143,223 hectare |
| Established | 1995 |
| Governing body | Ministry of Forestry |
Bukit Tigapuluh National Park (also called Bukit Tiga Puluh and Bukit Tigapulah) - 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. It is famous as one of the last refuges of endangered species such as the Sumatran orangutan, Sumatran tiger, Sumatran elephant, Sumatran rhinoceros and Asian tapir, as well as many endangered bird species. It forms part of the Tesso Nilo Complex biodiversity hotspot. The Park is inhabited by the indigenous peoples of the Orang Rimba and Talang Mamak tribes.
The Park itself has been under consistent threat from illegal logging and palm oil plantations, with two thirds of the park logged.
Ecosystem types within the Park include lowland and highland forests, with flora such as Gutta-percha, Shorea, Alstonia scholaris, Dyera costulata, Koompassia excelsa, Rafflesia hasseltii, Daemonorops draco and various kinds of rattan.
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