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Ujung Kulon National Park is situated in the southern most tip of Java. It comprises of Ujung Kulon peninsula and several offshore islands and embraces the natural reserve of Krakatoa. Ujung Kulon National Park is home to several endangered plants and animals including Javan rhinoceros which is an endangered species. Ujung Kulon National Park spreads over 1,206 square kilometer most of which lies on a peninsula reaching into the Indian Ocean.

Description of Ujung Kulon National Park- Ujung Kulon National Park happens to be Indonesia's first National Park. Ujung Kulon National Park has been declared as the World Heritage Site in 1992 by UNESCO for housing the largest remaining lowland rainforest in Java. The main area of the Ujung Kulon National Park was formerly farmland. Ujung Kulon National Park was devastated and depopulated by the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa. Permits for visiting the Ujung Kulon National Park are available at the town of Labuan. The office of the Ujung Kulon National Park is situated at Labaun itself. Another office is situated at Tamanjaya. Ujung Kulon National Park is one of the very few areas which offer a profile of sea shore to mountain top tropical vegetation. Besides, the Ujung Kulon National Park is home to 700 species of plant life.

Transport facilities for reaching Ujung Kulon National Park -
One can avail of the boat services to reach the Ujung Kulon National Park. One can also reach Ujung Kulon National Park by road via Panimbang to Sumur and Taman Jaya.

For more information on the Ujung Kulon National Park please contact at the following addresses-
Ujung Kulon National Park
Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan 51
Caringin, Labuan 42264
Pandeglang, West Java
Indonesia

Sub Dit of National Park
Directorate of Nature Conservation
Directorate General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation
Ministry of Forestry
Jl. Ir. H. Juanda 15
Bogor 16122, West Java
Indonesia