BETUNG KERIHUN NATIONAL PARK

Astronomically Betung Kerihun Natioal Park is located at E 0⁰40’- 1⁰35’ and N 112⁰15’-114⁰10’.Topography is mainly hilly and mountainous with altitude ranging from 200-1.960 m.Administratively located at 4 district;Putussibau,Kedamin,Embaloh Hilir and Wmbaloh Hulu,with cover total area of 800.000 Ha or approximately 5,5% of total area of West Kalimantan (14.807.700).It was determined by Ministry of Forestry no 467/Kpts-II/1995 on September 5 th, 1995.

The buffer zone lies on North of Kapuas River included the protected forest area of Tenobang Hill. This buffer zone includes into Kapuas Hulu watershed with 5 sub watershed. West by Embaloh, Central by Sibau, Menyakan, Mendalam and East by Kapuas Koheng.

Based on topography, Betung National Park buffer zone included into lowland Rain forest. The buffer zone  dominated by red shorea (shorea leprosula), which assosiated with kapur (dryobalanops becarii) and Keruing ( Dipterocarpus  coriacens)

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You now, there are mammala, reptile. Birds (avivauna) and fresh water fish. The endangered spesies such as honey Bear, deer, Antelope, Kalimantan Monitor Lizard,ect.

The location of tourism potency are:

a.       West site bordered by Malaysia has an original culture attraction of Dayaks Iban and Tamanbalo community and we can find easily wild animals like orangutan, kelasi, kelempiau and hornbill.

b.      East site border by East Kalimantan, with spectacular Kapuas River scenery and some river rapids in Kapuas Bungan Watershed. Tgis Route is phenomenon route from a Ducth doctor (1894)

c.       The central site serves natural tourism activity with the ecologic nuance, the calm stream of sibau River and its high rapids.