Wakatobi National Park

Wakatobi National Park
Taman Nasional Wakatobi
Map showing the location of Wakatobi National Park
Map showing the location of Wakatobi National Park
Wakatobi NP
LocationWakatobi Regency, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia
Nearest cityBaubau
Coordinates5°41′S 124°0′E / 5.683°S 124.000°E / -5.683; 124.000
Area13,900 km2
Established2002
Governing bodyMinistry of Forestry

Wakatobi National Park is a marine national park in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. The name of Wakatobi is a portmanteau of the four main Tukangbesi Islands: Wangi-wangi, Kaledupa, Tomia, and Binongko.[1] Since 2005 the park is listed as a tentative World Heritage Site.[2]

  1. ^ Lestari Hutan Indonesia
  2. ^ "World Heritage Tentative List: Wakatobi National Park". UNESCO. Retrieved 23 July 2010.