Hoàng Liên National Park
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Hoang Lien National Park (Vietnamese: Vườn quốc gia Hoàng Liên, also known as Hoàng Liên Sơn, Dãy Hoàng Liên) is a national park within Hoang Lien Son Range, in the districts of Sa Pa and Than Uyên of Lào Cai Province, and part of Phong Thổ District in Lai Châu Province in Northern Vietnam. Its area is 68,569 hectares (264.75 sq mi) with terrain mostly between 1,000 to 3,000 meters above sea level.[1]
Hoàng Liên National Park | |
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Vườn quốc gia Hoàng Liên | |
Part of Hoàng Liên National Park | |
Location | Northern Vietnam |
Nearest city | Lào Cai |
Coordinates | 22°15′00″N 103°30′00″E |
Area | 68,569 ha |
Established | 2002 |
Governing body | UBND of Lào Cai Province |
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The national park was established according to the Decision number 90/2002/QĐ-TTg dated 12 July 2006 by the government of Vietnam.[2] This decision turned the Nature Reserve into a National Park. Hoang Lien National Park is recognized as a part of ASEAN Heritage Parks and a Centre of Plant Diversity in the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Plant Conservation Program.[3]