Kelimutu National Park

{{Short description|National parks of Indonesia}}

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{{Infobox protected area

| name = Kelimutu National Park

| alt_name = Taman Nasional Kelimutu

| iucn_category = II

| photo = Kelimutu 2008-08-08.jpg

| photo_caption = Kelimutu lakes Tiwu Nuwa Muri Ko'o Fai and Tiwu Ata Polo

| map = Indonesia Flores

| map_caption =

| map_width = 280

| label = Kelimutu NP

| label_position = bottom

| location = Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

| nearest_city =

| coordinates = {{coords|8|45|30|S|121|50|41|E|display=inline, title}}

| area = 50 km²

| established = 1992

| visitation_num = 12,507

| visitation_year = 2007[http://www.dephut.go.id/files/Stat_2007.pdf Forestry statistics of Indonesia 2007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722080540/http://www.dephut.go.id/files/Stat_2007.pdf |date=22 July 2011 }}, retrieved 20 May 2010

| governing_body = Ministry of Environment and Forestry

}}

Kelimutu National Park (Indonesian: Taman Nasional Kelimutu) is located on the island of Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. It consists of a region with hills and mountains, with Mount Kelibara (1,731 m) as its highest peak. Mount Kelimutu, which has the three coloured lakes, is also located in this national park. This natural attraction is a destination for tourists.

Some endangered plant species are protected in this national park, such as: Toona spp., Anthocephalus cadamba, Canarium spp., Diospyros ferra, Alstonis scholaris, Schleichera oleosa, Casuarina equisetifolia and Anaphalis javanica.

Some endangered animals can also be found here, such as: Javan rusa, wild boar sp., red junglefowl, Elanus sp. and drongo sp. (Dicrurus sulphurea).

The four endemic mammals in the park include two montane rodents: Bunomys naso and Hainald's rat (Rattus hainaldi).[http://www.dephut.go.id/uploads/INFORMASI/TN%20INDO-ENGLISH/kelimutu_NP.htm Ministry of Forestry: Kelimutu NP] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207040351/http://www.dephut.go.id/uploads/INFORMASI/TN%20INDO-ENGLISH/kelimutu_NP.htm |date=7 December 2013 }}, retrieved 2 February 2010

In this area, there is also an arboretum, a mini jungle (4.5 ha) represent flora biodiversity of Kelimutu National Park. The arboretum consists of 78 types of tree plants which are grouped into 36 families. Some of the Kelimutu's endemic flora collections are uta onga (Begonia kelimutuensis), turuwara (Rhododendron renschianum), and arngoni (Vaccinium varingiaefolium).{{cite news |author = Samuel Oktora |author2=Khairul Anwar |url = http://travel.kompas.com/read/2010/09/04/16322672/Kelimutu.Dijaga.Kicau.Burung.Arwah |title = Kelimutu, Dijaga Kicau Burung Arwah |publisher = Kompas |pages = 1, 15 |date = 4 September 2010 |language= Indonesian}}