| Baluran National Park | |
|---|---|
| Taman Nasional Baluran | |
 Buffalo at Bekol Savannah, Baluran National Park | |
  Baluran NP Location in Java | |
| Location | Situbondo Regency, East Java, Indonesia |
| Nearest city | Situbondo |
| Coordinates | 7°50′S 114°22′E / 7.833°S 114.367°E |
| Area | 250 km2 (97 sq mi) |
| Established | 1980 |
| Visitors | 10,192 (in 2007[1]) |
| Governing body | Ministry of Environment and Forestry |
| Website | balurannationalpark |
Baluran National Park is located in Situbondo Regency, East Java, Indonesia. It has a relatively dry climate and mainly consists of savanna (40%), as well as lowland forests, mangrove forests and hills, with Mount Baluran (1,247m) as its highest peak.[2]
Baluran National Park is situated at the north-eastern extremity of Java, close to the islands of Bali and Madura. The park is bordered by the Madura Strait to the north, the Bali Strait to the east, the river Bajulmati (Wonorejo village) to the west and the river Klokoran (Sumberanyar village) to the south. The park is a rough circle, with the extinct volcano, Baluran, at its centre. Its total area is 25,000 ha.[3] It consists of five zones: the Main Zone (12,000 ha), the Wilderness Zone (5,537 ha, comprising 1,063 ha water and 4,574 ha land), the Intensive Utilization Zone (800 ha), the Specific Utilization Zone (5,780 ha) and the Rehabilitation Zone (783 ha).[4]
- ^ Forestry statistics of Indonesia 2007 Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 20 May 2010
- ^ Indra Harsaputra, 'Baluran: the little Africa of Java', The Jakarta Post, 20 July 2013.
- ^ Ministry of Forestry of Indonesia: Baluran National Park, retrieved 20 December 2013
- ^ Baluran National Park: History, Location and Area Archived 2011-04-20 at the Wayback Machine (in Indonesian)