Phu Quoc National Park
Encyclopedia
Phu Quoc National Park is a national park
on Phu Quoc Island, in the Kien Giang Province
of Vietnam
's Mekong River Delta Region. This park includes land and sea area, protecting oceanic species such as dugong
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This park was established by the Decision 91/2001/QĐ-TTg dated 8 June 2001 signed by the Prime Minister
of S.R. Vietnam
on upgrading Northern Phu Quoc Islands Preservation Zone to Phu Quoc National Park.
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The geographical coordinates: N 10°12' to 10°27' and E 103°50' to 104°04'.
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...
on Phu Quoc Island, in the Kien Giang Province
Kien Giang Province
Kiên Giang is a province of Vietnam, located in the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam. It is known for fishing and rice farming. The provincial capital is Rạch Giá, 250 km from the Ho Chi Minh City...
of 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 –...
's Mekong River Delta Region. This park includes land and sea area, protecting oceanic species such as dugong
Dugong
The dugong is a large marine mammal which, together with the manatees, is one of four living species of the order Sirenia. It is the only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae; its closest modern relative, Steller's sea cow , was hunted to extinction in the 18th century...
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This park was established by the Decision 91/2001/QĐ-TTg dated 8 June 2001 signed by the Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Vietnam
-Office:The Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is the head of the executive branch of the Vietnamese government. The Prime Minister presides over the Vietnamese cabinet, and is responsible for appointing and supervising ministers...
of S.R. 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 –...
on upgrading Northern Phu Quoc Islands Preservation Zone to Phu Quoc National Park.
Location
Phu Quoc National Park includes Northern Phu Quoc Islands Preservation Zone, Ham Rong Mount, Ganh Dau and Cua Can. The park is situated within the boundaries of Communes: Gành Dầu, Bãi Thơm, Cửa Cạn and part of Communes of Cửa Dương, Hàm Ninh, Dương Tơ, and Duong Dong Township, Phu Quoc District, Kien Giang ProvinceKien Giang Province
Kiên Giang is a province of Vietnam, located in the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam. It is known for fishing and rice farming. The provincial capital is Rạch Giá, 250 km from the Ho Chi Minh City...
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The geographical coordinates: N 10°12' to 10°27' and E 103°50' to 104°04'.