| Kayan Mentarang National Park | |
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 Floating Gasoline Station on theKayan River at Kayan Mentarang National Park | |
  Kayan Mentarang NP Location of Kayan Mentarang NP in Borneo | |
| Location | Indonesia (North Kalimantan) |
| Nearest city | Tarakan City |
| Coordinates | 3°12′N115°30′E / 3.200°N 115.500°E /3.200; 115.500 |
| Area | 13,605 km2 (5,253 sq mi) |
| Established | 1996 |
| Governing body | Ministry of Forestry |
Kayan Mentarang National Park (Indonesian:Taman Nasional Kayan Mentarang) is a densely forestednational park located in theIndonesian province ofNorth Kalimantan, on the island ofBorneo. 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 area in mid region until Long Bawan in north region.
Kayan Mentarang National Park is located at the border betweenIndonesia andMalaysia. The park is central to theWWFHeart of Borneo initiative, which aims to protect the transboundary highlands of Borneo, which straddle the three Southeast Asian nations of Indonesia, Malaysia andBrunei Darussalam.
Until recently it has been difficult for tourists to enter this huge National Park, with difficulties often encountered at the local rural Malaysian-Indonesian border checkpoint. However, as the Heart of Borneo initiative has progressed agreements have been put in place which promotes movement of tourists into Kayan Mentarang National Park from Malaysia viaBa'kelalan inSarawak, Malaysian Borneo.
Animals found in the park include the mammals such asMalayan pangolin, thelong-tailed macaque, theproboscis monkey, theBornean gibbon, thegreater slow loris, thewestern tarsier, theclouded leopard, themarbled cat, theflat-headed cat, theOriental small-clawed otter, thesun bear, and theHose's palm civet.
Other protected species include therhinoceros hornbill, thehelmeted hornbill,Bulwer's pheasant, and thewrinkled hornbill.
Archaeological remains in the park including stone tools and graves indicate that the area was inhabited over 350 years ago. Currently there are about 20,000-25,000Dayak people living around the park, from various tribes including theKenyah,Murut people,Punan,Lundayeh andLun Bawang.[1]
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