Ba Vi National Park
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Ba Vi National Park is a national park
located 48 km (29.8 mi) west of Hanoi
, Vietnam
. The park is 7,377 ha (28.4 square miles) in area, and is located in the Ba Vì mountain range
. The park has rich and diverse tropical and subtropical species of flora
and fauna
.
Ba Vi National Park is located in Ba Vi district of Hanoi
and 2 districts of Hoa Binh Province, namely Luong Son
and Ky Son. The Park is situated on a mountain range running north-east and south-west with its peak at Vua Peak of 1,296 m and Tan Vien Peak of 1,226 m and Ngoc Hoa Peak of 1,120
National park
A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
located 48 km (29.8 mi) west of Hanoi
Hanoi
Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. The park is 7,377 ha (28.4 square miles) in area, and is located in the Ba Vì mountain range
Ba Vì mountain range
The Ba Vì mountain range is a soil-limestone mountain range in Vietnam. It covers an area of about 50 km2 in Ba Vì, Lương Sơn and Kỳ Sơn districts. The Ba Vì mountain range is called "the lord of mountains" in the Vietnamese spirit though it is not the highest mountain range in Vietnam.There...
. The park has rich and diverse tropical and subtropical species of flora
Flora
Flora is the plant life occurring in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring or indigenous—native plant life. The corresponding term for animals is fauna.-Etymology:...
and fauna
Fauna
Fauna or faunæ is all of the animal life of any particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is flora.Zoologists and paleontologists use fauna to refer to a typical collection of animals found in a specific time or place, e.g. the "Sonoran Desert fauna" or the "Burgess shale fauna"...
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Ba Vi National Park is located in Ba Vi district of Hanoi
Hanoi
Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
and 2 districts of Hoa Binh Province, namely Luong Son
Luong Son
Luong Son is a district of Hoa Binh Province in the northwestern region of Vietnam.As of 2003 the district had a population of 80,300. The district covers an area of 375 km². The district capital lies at Luong Son.-References:...
and Ky Son. The Park is situated on a mountain range running north-east and south-west with its peak at Vua Peak of 1,296 m and Tan Vien Peak of 1,226 m and Ngoc Hoa Peak of 1,120