Kerinci Seblat National Park

Kerinci Seblat National Park is located in 4 regions of West Sumatra province, Jambi, Bengkulu and South Sumatra. Most of the national park is South Bukit Barisan mountain range in the central part of the island of Sumatra. Geographically Kerinci Seblat National Park is located at 100 ° 31'18 "- 102 ° 44 'East latitude and 17'13" - 326'14 "South latitude.


Area of ​​the National Park Kerinci Seblat (the boundary) defined area of ​​1.368 million ha with the details:

    * An area of ​​353,780 ha (25.86%) is located in West Sumatra;
    * An area of ​​422,190 ha (30.86%) is located in Jambi Province;
    * An area of ​​310,910 ha (22.73%) is located in the province of Bengkulu, and
    * An area of ​​281,120 ha (20.55%) is located in South Sumatra Province.
Kerinci Seblat National Park area spread over 9 districts, 43 subdistricts and 134 villages.
In the history of its formation, this national park is the union of regions Inderapura Nature Reserve and Bukit Tapan, Wildlife Rawasa Huku Lakitan-Bukit Kayu dew and Gedang Seblat, protection forest and production forest surrounding the hydro-orologis functions that are vital to surrounding area.
Forest group is a Watershed (DAS), namely Batang basin, Musi catchment and coastal areas of the western basin, watershed vital role especially to meet the needs of water for life and the lives of millions of people living in the area. Given the importance of the forest, then on October 4, 1982, to coincide with the World National Parks Congress in Bali, the combined area declared as a National Park Kerinci Seblat
Kerinci Seblat National Park is a representative type of lowland rain forest ecosystem scrolled sub alpine ecosystems as well as some typical ecosystems (peat bogs, freshwater swamps and lakes).
Forest National Park Kerinci Seblat has 4000 species of plants are dominated by dipterocarp family, with a rare and endemic flora that Kerinci pine (Pinus strain Kerinci), wood bloodsucker (Harpulia alborera), Rafflesia flower (Rafflesia arnoldi) and carrion flower (Amorphophallus titanium and A. decussilvae).