Jaragua National Park

Jaragua National Park
A flock of American flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber).
Map
Coordinates17°47′21″N 71°29′56″W / 17.789228°N 71.499023°W / 17.789228; -71.499023
Area1,374 km2 (531 sq mi)
DesignationReserve

Jaragua National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Jaragua) is a Dominican national park located in Pedernales Province, in the extreme southwest of the Dominican Republic. Jaragua has a total area of 1,374 km² (905 km² of which are offshore marine habitats), the largest such protected area in the Caribbean.[1]

It has part of the Man and the Biosphere Programme.[2]

  1. ^ "Parque Nacional Jaragua (página 2)". Monografias.com (in Spanish). 2021-03-12. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  2. ^ UNESCO website, Biosphere reserves - Dominican Republic