Oga Quasi-National Park
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Oga Quasi-National Park (男鹿国定公園, Oga Kokutei Kōen) is a quasi-national park on the Oga Peninsula, in Akita Prefecture, in far northwestern Japan. The park is wholly within the city of Oga.[1][2][3][4][5] It is rated a protected landscape (Category V) according to the IUCN.[6]
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Oga Quasi-National Park | |
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男鹿国定公園 | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Location | Honshū, Japan |
Nearest city | Oga, Akita Prefecture, Japan |
Coordinates | 39°54′50″N 139°43′18″E |
Area | 81.56 km² |
Established | 15 May 1973 |
Governing body | Akita prefectural government[7] |
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The area was designated a quasi-national park on May 15, 1973.[8]
Like all quasi-national parks in Japan, the park is managed by the local prefectural government; in this case, that of Akita prefecture.[7]