Bantimurung–Bulusaraung National Park
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Bantimurung-Bulusaraung National Park is a national park in South Sulawesi in Indonesia.[1] The park contains the Rammang-Rammang karst area, the second largest karst area known in the world after the one in South-Eastern China.[2]
Bantimurung-Bulusaraung National Park | |
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Taman Nasional Bantimurung-Bulusaraung | |
Location | South Sulawesi, Indonesia |
Nearest city | Makassar |
Coordinates | 4°54′S 119°45′E |
Area | 437 square kilometres (43,700 ha) |
Established | 2004 |
Governing body | Ministry of Environment and Forestry |
Website | www |
The park is in Maros Regency, 50 kilometers to the north of Makassar (one hour drive) or just 20 kilometers from Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (30 minutes drive).[3] Most of the Karst formations are tall and steep at almost a 90 degree angle line along both sides of the road from Maros city to Bantimurung continuing up to the Pangkajene and Islands Regency (Indonesian: Pangkajene dan Kepulauan, commonly abbreviated as Pangkep).
The karst area is 43,750 hectares and has 286 caves which include 16 pre-historic caves in Maros and 17 pre-historic caves in Pangkep.[4] There is a waterfall with 2 caves at the national park; the one on the left side is known as the dream cave (one-kilometer long) and the one on the right is known as the stone cave. Riding on the water on blown up inner tubes is a popular activity for children at the site.