Jirisan National Park

Jirisan National Park
지리산국립공원, 智異山國立公園
IUCN category II (national park)

Location	Jeollanam-do, Jeollabuk-do, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
Nearest city	Gurye
Coordinates	35°17′24″N 127°37′55″E / 35.29°N 127.632°E / 35.29; 127.632Coordinates: 35°17′24″N 127°37′55″E / 35.29°N 127.632°E / 35.29; 127.632^[1]
Area	471.75 km² (182.14 sq mi)^[2]
Established	29 December 1967
Visitors	1.5 million^[2]
Governing body	Korea National Park Service
http://english.knps.or.kr/Knp/Jirisan/Intro/Introduction.aspx

The twenty-one national parks of South Korea.
Land-based parks are in red and marine parks are in blue.

Jirisan National Park (Korean: 지리산국립공원, 智異山國立公園) is a national park in South Korea, located on the boundaries of Jeollanam-do, Jeollabuk-do, and Gyeongsangnam-do. It is also located bordering the towns of Namwon, Gurye, and Hamyang. Jirisan was the first park to be designated as a national park in South Korea, in 1967.^[2] It is also the largest terrestrial national park in the country with an emphasis on biodiversity conservation, a well-known conservation programme on the Asiatic black bear and a pioneering restoration programme on damaged areas by overuse.

References

↑ "Jirisan National Park". protectedplanet.net.
1 2 3 "Jirisan: Intro". Korea National Park Service. Retrieved 18 September 2010.

External links

National parks of South Korea

Mountainous national parks	Bukhansan Chiaksan Deogyusan Gayasan Gyeryongsan Hallasan Jirisan Juwangsan Mudeungsan Naejangsan Odaesan Seoraksan Sobaeksan Songnisan Wolchulsan Woraksan

Marine and coastal national parks	Byeonsan-bando Dadohaehaesang Hallyeohaesang Taeanhaean

Historical national parks	Gyeongju

Additional pictures of Jirisan National Park

Namwon Countryside - Jirisan National Park (2010)

Namwon Countryside - Jirisan National Park (2010)

Namwon Countryside - Jirisan National Park (2010)

View of Jirisan National Park from the outskirts: Namwon side

Namwon Countryside - (주천면) Jucheon Myeon (2010)

Namwon Countryside - (주천면) Jucheon Myeon (2010)

Namwon Countryside - (주천면) Jucheon Myeon (2010)

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