Wakatobi National Park

Wakatobi National Park
Taman Nasional Wakatobi
Map showing the location of Wakatobi National Park
Map showing the location of Wakatobi National Park
Wakatobi NP
LocationWakatobi Regency, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia
Nearest cityBaubau
Coordinates5°42′S 124°0′E / 5.700°S 124.000°E / -5.700; 124.000
Area13,900 km2
Established2002
Governing bodyMinistry of Forestry

Wakatobi National Park is a marine national park in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. The name of Wakatobi is a portmanteau of the four main Tukangbesi Islands: Wangi-wangi, Kaledupa, Tomia, and Binongko.[1] Since 2005 the park is listed as a tentative World Heritage Site.[2]

  1. ^ "Lestari Hutan Indonesia". Archived from the original on 2021-11-30. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  2. ^ "World Heritage Tentative List: Wakatobi National Park". UNESCO. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2010.