Baluran National Park

Baluran National Park
Taman Nasional Baluran
IUCN category II (national park)
Buffalo at Bekol Savannah, Baluran National Park
Baluran NP Location in Java
Location	Situbondo Regency, East Java, Indonesia
Nearest city	Situbondo
Coordinates	7°50′S 114°22′E / 7.833°S 114.367°E / -7.833; 114.367
Area	250 km2 (97 sq mi)
Established	1980
Visitors	10,192 (in 2007[1])
Governing body	Ministry of Environment and Forestry
Website	balurannationalpark.web.id

Baluran National Park is located in Situbondo Regency, East Java, Indonesia. It has a relatively dry climate and mainly consists of savanna (40%), as well as lowland forests, mangrove forests and hills, with Mount Baluran (1,247m) as its highest peak.^[2]

Baluran National Park is situated at the north-eastern extremity of Java, close to the islands of Bali and Madura. The park is bordered by the Madura Strait to the north, the Bali Strait to the east, the river Bajulmati (Wonorejo village) to the west and the river Klokoran (Sumberanyar village) to the south. The park is a rough circle, with the extinct volcano, Baluran, at its centre. Its total area is 25,000 ha.^[3] It consists of five zones: the Main Zone (12,000 ha), the Wilderness Zone (5,537 ha, comprising 1,063 ha water and 4,574 ha land), the Intensive Utilization Zone (800 ha), the Specific Utilization Zone (5,780 ha) and the Rehabilitation Zone (783 ha).^[4]