Kutai National Park

Kutai National Park situated in East Kutai regency and a small part Bontang City area who has a total land area of 198,629 hectares. Kutai National Park stretches along the equator from the coast of Makassar Strait as a boundary of land along the east toward the direction of less than 65 km. geographically located at 0 ° 7'54 "- 0 ° 33'53" N and 116 ° 58'48 "- 117 ° 35'29" east longitude. Ecosystem types found in Kutai National Park, among others, mixed dipterocarp forest, located in the eastern region. Ulin and Meranti Forest is in the western part of the Kutai National Park which is less good soil drainage to medium and cover almost 50% of Kutai National Park. Vegetation of mangrove forests and coastal plants, located in the Makassar Strait along the coast. Freshwater swamp forest vegetation, scattered along the river and contain floods brought silt. Heath forest vegetation, located on the western Gulf of Kaba. Kutai National Park is representative of the most widely Ulin forest in Indonesia. Some plants that exist in national parks such as "Mangrove" (Rhizophora sp.), "Tancang" (Bruguiera sp.), "Cemara Laut" (Casuarina equisetifolia), "Simpur" (Dillenia sp.), "Meranti" (Shorea sp.), "Benuang" (Octomeles sumatrana). 3 types Raflesia and various types of orchids.

Ulin tree contained in Sangkimah have free high branches of 45 m, diameter of trunk circumference of 225 cm or 706 cm and a volume of 150 m3. This tree is listed as the tallest and largest trees in Indonesia. Besides having the potential of plant diversity, the park also has a high potential for wildlife diversity, namely the group of primates such as "Orangutans" (Pongo Satyrus), "Gibbon" (Hylobates muelleri), "Bekantan" (Nasalis larvatus), "Long tailed macaques" (Macaca fascicularis fascicularis), "Monkey (Macaca nemestrina nemestrina), and "Kukang" (Nyticebus coucang borneanus). This group can be found in the Gulf of Kaba, Mentoko and Sangkimah. Ungulate groups such as the "Banteng" (Bos javanicus lowi), "Deer" (Muntiacus muntjak pleiharicus and  Tragulus javanicus klossi). This group can be found throughout the area of Kutai National Park. Group carnivores such as bears (Helarctos malayanus euryspilus) "Bangau Tongtong" (Leptoptilos javanicus), a white belly sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster), Fowl (Gallus sp.) and Parrots (Gracula religiosa).

Point of tourism interest to visit is the Kaba Gulf and Sangkimah Estuary is about marine tourism and wildlife observation such as orangutans, bekantan, sambar deer, mouse deer, sun bears and birds. Lombok Bay and Sangata Estuary is about marine tourism and the observation that intact mangrove forests. Mentoko is a place of research and observation of animals such as bears, orangutans, deer, and wild board.

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