| Kenting National Park | |
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 Cape Maobitou in Kenting National Park | |
 Location of Kenting National Park in Taiwan | |
| Location | Taiwan |
| Nearest city | Hengchun |
| Coordinates | 21°58′48″N 120°47′49″E / 21.98°N 120.797°E |
| Area | 333 km2 (129 sq mi) |
| Established | 1 January 1984 |
| Visitors | 8,376,708 (in 2014) |
| Governing body | National Park Service Kenting National Park Headquarters |
| Website | www.ktnp.gov.tw |
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| Traditional Chinese | 墾丁國家公園 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 垦丁国家公园 | ||||||||||||
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Kenting National Park (Chinese: 墾丁國家公園; pinyin: Kěndīng Gúojiā Gōngyuán), commonly known as Kenting (Chinese: 墾丁; pinyin: Kěndīng), is a national park located on the Hengchun Peninsula of Pingtung County, Taiwan, covering Hengchun, Checheng, and Manzhou Townships. Established on 1 January 1984,[1] it is Taiwan's oldest and the southernmost national park on the main island, covering the southernmost area of the Taiwan island along Bashi Channel. Administered by the National Park Service of the Ministry of the Interior, this national park is well known for its tropical climate and sunshine, scenic mountain and beach, the Spring Scream rock-band festival held in every March,[2] and has long been one of the most popular tourist destinations in Taiwan with 5.84 million visitors in 2016.[3]
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- ^ Matthew Strong (2017-04-08). "Kenting is Taiwan's most popular national park". Taiwan News. Retrieved 2017-04-08.