| Karimunjawa National Park | |
|---|---|
| Taman Nasional Karimunjawa | |
 Tanjung Gelam, one of the beaches in Karimunjawa | |
  Karimunjawa NP Location in Java | |
| Location | Karimunjawa Islands, Jepara Regency, Central Java, Indonesia |
| Nearest city | Jepara |
| Coordinates | 5°49′S 110°24′E / 5.817°S 110.400°E |
| Area | 110,117 hectares (272,110 acres; 1,101.17 km2) (including land)[1] |
| Established | 2001 |
| Visitors | 1,951 (in 2007[2]) |
| Governing body | Ministry of Environment and Forestry |
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Karimunjawa National Park, also Crimon Java National Park, is a national marine park designated in the Karimun Java archipelago, Jepara Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. It lies 80 km north west of Jepara, Central Java in the Java Sea. The national park was formally declared as Marine Protection Area in 2001. Based on popular local myth, this archipelago was discovered by Sunan Nyamplungan, the nephew of Sunan Kudus who is one of the Wali Sanga.[3]
Karimun Java is also a tourist attraction popular for its white sandy beach, pristine coral reefs, challenging treks through the hills, the pilgrimage to Sunan Nyamplungan Cemetery, and the customs and traditions of the Karimunjava community.
- ^ "Ministry of Forestry: Karimunjawa National Park (Indonesian)". The Ministry of Forestry Republic of Indonesia. Archived from the original on 2010-02-11. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ Forestry statistics of Indonesia 2007 Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 20 May 2010
- ^ "Karimunjawa Marine National Park" (PDF). ARCBC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-01-18.