Mount Ciremai National Park

Mount Ciremai National Park
Taman Nasional Gunung Ciremai
Mount Ciremai NP, West Java
Map showing the location of Mount Ciremai National Park
Map showing the location of Mount Ciremai National Park
Gunung Ciremai NP
Location in Java
Map showing the location of Mount Ciremai National Park
Map showing the location of Mount Ciremai National Park
Gunung Ciremai NP
Gunung Ciremai NP (Indonesia)
LocationWest Java, Indonesia
Nearest cityKuningan; Majalengka; Cirebon
Coordinates6°54′26″S 108°24′57″E / 6.907167°S 108.415750°E / -6.907167; 108.415750
Area155 km2
Established2004
Visitors15,126 (in 2007[1])
Governing bodyMinistry of Environment and Forestry
Websitetngciremai.menlhk.go.id

Mount Ciremai National Park is located around 50 km to the south of the city of Cirebon in West Java, Indonesia. The park extends into the Kuningan and Majalengka regencies south of Cirebon. The park surrounds Mt Ceremai, an active volcano, the highest peak in West Java. Groups of hikers, including parties of students, often climb the peak although care is needed.

Various types of endemic or endangered flora and fauna are found in the park[2] which include the following:

The Mount Ciremai National Park also serves as the headwaters of several river basins in the region, two of the largest among them are the Cimanuk River Basin and the Cisanggarung River Basin, both of which have all their main streams flowing into the Java Sea.[3][4]

  1. ^ Forestry statistics of Indonesia 2007, retrieved 20 May 2010
  2. ^ These are listed in the Official Letter issued by the Forestry Minister, No SK 424/Menhut-II/2004 issued on 19 October 2004 noted in the External links section below.
  3. ^ Hidayat, Rahmat (2023). "Pemanfaatan Jasa Lingkungan Air di Hulu Daerah Aliran Sungai Cisanggarung Taman Nasional Gunung Ciremai Berbasis Masyarakat" [Community-Based Utilization of Water Environmental Services in the Upper Cisanggarung River Basin, Mount Ciremai National Park]. Universitas Gadjah Mada - Electronic Theses & Dissertations (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  4. ^ "Pemanfaatan Air • Balai TN Gunung Ciremai" [Water Utilization • Mount Ciremai National Park Center]. Balai TN Gunung Ciremai (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-08-14.