Botum Sakor National Park

Botum Sakor National Park
Khmer: ឧទ្យានជាតិបុទុមសាគរ, Ŏtyéanchéatĕ Bŏtŭm Sakôr
Map showing the location of Botum Sakor National Park
Map showing the location of Botum Sakor National Park
LocationKoh Kong Province, Cambodia
Nearest citySihanoukville
Coordinates11°06′56″N 103°14′59″E / 11.11553035°N 103.24969205°E / 11.11553035; 103.24969205
Area1,825.85 km2 (704.96 sq mi)[1]
Established1993[1]
Governing bodyCambodian Ministry of Environment, Department of Nature Conservation and Protection

Botum Sakor National Park is the largest national park of Cambodia. Situated on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand, Botum Sakor (or Botumsakor) is a peninsula projecting southwest from the Cardamom Mountains. The national park comprises an area of 1,825.85 km2 (704.96 sq mi) and spans three districts of Koh Kong Province: Kiri Sakor, Botum Sakor and Koh Kong. The park is under the administration of the Cambodian Ministry of Environment,[2] and a small part of the park is included in the Southern Cardamom REDD+ Project (SCRP).[3]

  1. ^ a b Protected Planet (2018). "Botum-Sakor National Park". United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 26 Dec 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Report4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Southern Cardamom REDD+ Project". Verra. 2021. Retrieved 2022-08-03.