Mount Ciremai National Park Explained

Mount Ciremai National Park
Alt Name:	Indonesian: Taman Nasional Gunung Ciremai
Iucn Category:	II
Photo Width:	200px
Location:	West Java, Indonesia
Map:	Indonesia Java#Indonesia
Relief:	1
Map Width:	280
Label:	Gunung Ciremai NP
Label Position:	left
Nearest City:	Kuningan Majalengka; Cirebon
Coordinates:	-6.9072°N 108.4158°W
Area:	155 km^2
Established:	2004
Visitation Num:	15,126
Visitation Year:	2007^[1]
Governing Body:	Ministry of Environment and Forestry

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:

• Flora: pines (Pinus merkusii), Castanopsis javanica (known locally as Saninten), randu tiang (Fragraera blumii), nangsi (Villubrunes rubescens), Macaranga (Macaranga denticulata), pasang (Lithocarpus sundaicus), Elaeocarpus (Elaeocarpus stipularis), various species of fig trees (Ficus), Ardisia cymosa, and Platea latifolia,
• Fauna: leopards, deer (Muntiacus muntjak or Javan muntjac), monkeys (Javan surili), the Javan hawk-eagle and various species of python.

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]}

See also

• Geography of Indonesia

External links

• • Short description of the Gunung Ciremai National Park in Official Letter issued by the Forestry Minister, 2004.

Notes and References

1. http://www.dephut.go.id/files/Stat_2007.pdf Forestry statistics of Indonesia 2007
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. Web site: 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 . 2023-08-14 . Universitas Gadjah Mada - Electronic Theses & Dissertations . id.
4. Web site: Pemanfaatan Air • Balai TN Gunung Ciremai . Water Utilization • Mount Ciremai National Park Center . 2023-08-14 . Balai TN Gunung Ciremai . id.