Betung Kerihun National Park

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Betung Kerihun National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Endangered Bornean Orangutan inhabits the park
Location	West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Coordinates	1°13′15″N 113°21′11″E / 1.22083, 113.35306
Area	8,000 km²
Established	1992

Betung Kerihun National Park (previously Gunung Bentuang) is a national park in the province of West Kalimantan on the island of Borneo, Indonesia. It is located inland, along the Malaysian border. The park was established 1992, and has a total area of 8,000 km² (3,100 sq mi).^[1] Together with Malaysian 2,000 km² (800 sq mi) Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary it has been proposed to form a World Heritage Site, Transborder Rainforest Heritage of Borneo.^[2]

Betung Kerihun National Park is hilly and mountainous, with the highest peaks Mt. Kerihun (1,790 m/5,870 ft) and Mt. Lawit (1,770 m/5,810 ft). The park largely consists of two ecoregions, Borneo montane rain forests, which covers about 2/3 of the area, and Borneo lowland rain forests.^[3]^[4] In the lowland forests the dominant emergent tree is dipterocarp species, which are replaced at higher altitude with oaks (Quercus and Lithocarpus ssp.) and chestnut trees (Castanopsis ssp.). The fauna of the park is rich, with 300 species of bird (25 endemic to Borneo), at least 162 fish species and at least 54 mammals. The park is home to endangered Bornean orangutan and seven other primate species.^[2]