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Mũi Cà Mau National Park

National park in Vietnam

8°40′30″N 104°47′30″E / 8.67500°N 104.79167°E / 8.67500; 104.79167Area418.62 km²Established2003Governing bodyPeople's Committee of Cà Mau Province

Ramsar Wetland

Official nameMui Ca Mau National ParkDesignated12 December 2013Reference no.2088^[1]

Mũi Cà Mau National Park (Vietnamese: Vườn quốc gia Mũi Cà Mau) or National Park of Cape Cà Mau is a national park in southern Vietnam. It is located in Đất Mũi Commune, Ngọc Hiển District, in Cà Mau, the southernmost of Vietnam's provinces.

The park was established by Decision 142/2003/QĐ-TTg of the Prime Minister of Vietnam on July 14, 2003, on the basis of the natural preservation zone of Đất Mũi, a zone founded by Decision 194/CT, dated August 9, 1986.

By 2025, the plan is to replant about 150 hectares of mangroves, as part of a five-year plan to restore the forest. Mangrove trees form an important natural barrier against natural disasters and in some way protect the Mekong Delta.^[2]

The national park has great biodiversity. 26 species of mammals, 43 species of reptiles, 9 species of amphibians, 233 species of fish and 93 species of birds live here.^[3]

Location

This park is located on the southernmost tip of Vietnam's territory.

Coordinates: from N 8°32' to 8°49' and E 104°40' to 104°55'.

Total area: 41,862 ha, including:

Inland area: 15,262 ha.
Coast area: 26,600 ha.

References

^ "Mui Ca Mau National Park". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^ "Mangrove forest to be replanted in Mũi Cà Mau National Park". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
^ "Mui Ca Mau awarded the 5th RAMSAR site in Vietnam".