Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park
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IUCN category II (national park)
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 Bukit Baka Bukit Raya NP
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| Location | Borneo, Indonesia |
| Nearest city | Pontianak |
| Coordinates | 0°47′S 112°37′E / 0.783°S 112.617°ECoordinates: 0°47′S 112°37′E / 0.783°S 112.617°E |
| Area | 1,810 km2 |
| Established | 1992 |
| Governing body | Ministry of Forestry |
Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park is a national park located on Borneo Island, Indonesia. It is named after the mountains of Bukit Baka (1,620 metres) and Bukit Raya (2,278 metres), part of the Schwaner mountain range at the border of Central and West Kalimantan.
The national park forms part of the Heart of Borneo conservation project.
There have been 817 species of plant recorded in the park, including from the families of Dipterocarpaceae, Myrtaceae, Sapotaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Lauraceae and Ericaceae. Plants endemic to the island include Symplocos rayae, Gluta sabahana, Dillenia beccariana, Lithocarpus coopertus, Selaginnella magnifica and Tetracera glaberrima.
The park protects the habitat of clouded leopards, orangutans, sun bears (Helarctos malayanus euryspilus), maroon leaf monkeys, slow lorises (Nycticebus coucang borneanus), sambar deer and flying squirrels. Bird species in the park include the black hornbill, helmeted hornbill, common emerald dove, little cuckoo-dove and Bornean peacock-pheasant.
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