Lò Gò-Xa Mát National Park | |
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Vườn quốc gia Lò Gò-Xa Mát | |
IUCN category II (
national park) | |
Location | Tân Biên District, Tây Ninh Province, Vietnam |
Nearest city | Tây Ninh, Vietnam |
Coordinates | 11°24′30″N 106°00′30″E / 11.40833°N 106.00833°E |
Area | 300.22 km² |
Established | 2002 |
Governing body | People's Committee Tây Ninh |
Lò Gò-Xa Mát National Park ( Vietnamese: Vườn quốc gia Lò Gò-Xa Mát) is a national park in the Southeast region of Vietnam, approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the city of Tây Ninh. [1] It was established by upgrading the status of the former Lò Gò-Xa Mát Nature Reserve[ citation needed]. After receiving national park status in 2002, the park was expanded in 2020 to cover an area of 30,022 hectares (115.92 sq mi). [2] [3]
It is the largest single forested area in Tây Ninh Province, and 177 species of birds and ten mammal species have been confirmed to live in the park boundaries. [4] Biomes include broadleaf tropical forests, and seasonally flooded grasslands. [1]
Lò Gò-Xa Mát National Park | |
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Vườn quốc gia Lò Gò-Xa Mát | |
IUCN category II (
national park) | |
Location | Tân Biên District, Tây Ninh Province, Vietnam |
Nearest city | Tây Ninh, Vietnam |
Coordinates | 11°24′30″N 106°00′30″E / 11.40833°N 106.00833°E |
Area | 300.22 km² |
Established | 2002 |
Governing body | People's Committee Tây Ninh |
Lò Gò-Xa Mát National Park ( Vietnamese: Vườn quốc gia Lò Gò-Xa Mát) is a national park in the Southeast region of Vietnam, approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the city of Tây Ninh. [1] It was established by upgrading the status of the former Lò Gò-Xa Mát Nature Reserve[ citation needed]. After receiving national park status in 2002, the park was expanded in 2020 to cover an area of 30,022 hectares (115.92 sq mi). [2] [3]
It is the largest single forested area in Tây Ninh Province, and 177 species of birds and ten mammal species have been confirmed to live in the park boundaries. [4] Biomes include broadleaf tropical forests, and seasonally flooded grasslands. [1]