Central Cardamom Mountains National Park | |
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Khmer: ឧទ្យានជាតិជួរភ្នំក្រវាញកណ្តាល | |
Location | Koh Kong Province, Pursat Province and Kampong Speu Province, Cambodia |
Coordinates | 11°56′14″N 103°29′07″E / 11.937227°N 103.485260°E [1] |
Area | 4,010.65 km2 (1,548.52 sq mi) [2] |
Established | 1999 [2] |
Governing body | Ministry of Environment |
The Central Cardamom Mountains National Park is a protected area in the central parts of Cambodia's Cardamom Mountains, covering 4,013.13 km2 (1,549.48 sq mi). It was established in 1999 as a protected forest under management by the Forestry Administration, and in 2016 the Ministry of Environment assumed responsibility. [3] [4]
The Central Cardamom Mountains National Park spans three provinces and is flanked east and west by Phnom Aural Wildlife Sanctuary and Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary respectively.