Bunaken National Park
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, mollusks, reptiles and marine mammal species. The park is representative of Indonesian tropical water ecosystems, consisting of seagrass plains, coral reefs and coastal ecosystems.
| Bunaken National Park | |
|---|---|
| Taman Nasional Bunaken | |
IUCN category II (national park) | |
Bunaken Island seen from Manado Tua Island. | |
Bunaken NP Location in Sulawesi | |
| Location | North Sulawesi, Indonesia |
| Nearest city | Manado |
| Coordinates | 1°40′N 124°39′E |
| Area | 890 square kilometres (89,000 ha) |
| Established | 1991 |
| Visitors | ca.35,000 (in 2003-06) |
| Governing body | Ministry of Environment and Forestry |
It was established as a national park in 1991 and is among the first of Indonesia's growing system of marine parks. It covers a total area of 890.65 km², 97% of which is marine habitat. The remaining 3% of the park is terrestrial, including the five islands of Bunaken, Manado Tua, Mantehage, Nain, and Siladen. The southern part of the Park covers part of the Tanjung Kelapa coast.