| Bunaken National Park | |
|---|---|
| Taman Nasional Bunaken | |
 Bunaken Island seen from Manado Tua Island. | |
  Bunaken NP Location in Sulawesi | |
| Location | North Sulawesi, Indonesia |
| Nearest city | Manado |
| Coordinates | 1°40′N 124°39′E / 1.667°N 124.650°E |
| Area | 890 square kilometres (89,000 ha) |
| Established | 1991 |
| Visitors | ca.35,000[1] (in 2003–06) |
| Governing body | Ministry of Environment and Forestry |
Bunaken National Park is a marine park in the north of Sulawesi Island, Indonesia. The park is located near the centre of the Coral Triangle, providing habitat to 390 species of coral[2] as well as many fish, mollusks, reptiles and marine mammal species. The park is representative of Indonesian tropical water ecosystems, consisting of seagrass plains, coral reefs and coastal ecosystems.[3]
It was established as a national park in 1991 and is among the first of Indonesia's growing system of marine parks. It covers a total area of 890.65 km², 97% of which is marine habitat. The remaining 3% of the park is terrestrial, including the five islands of Bunaken, Manado Tua, Mantehage, Nain, and Siladen. The southern part of the Park covers part of the Tanjung Kelapa coast.[3]
- ^ Management Advisory Board:Entrance fee collection data, retrieved 14-December-2009
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