Phong Nha – Kẻ Bàng National Park
national park in Vietnam
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park (Vietnamese language: Vườn quốc gia Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng) is a national park in Quảng Bình Province, Vietnam. It is about 40 km north of Đồng Hới city. This national park is a UNESCO's World Heritage Site. It protects an area of primitive forest, caves and grottos. This national park has many rare animals and underground rivers. This park has 300 caves and grottoes with a total length of 70 km, of which British and Vietnamese scientists have so far surveyed 20 km. This park has many underground rivers and has biological diversity. In 2003, UNESCO listed this national park in its world heritage sites (natural heritage sites).
| Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park | |
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IUCN category II (national park) | |
 View of Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park | |
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| Location | Quảng Bình Province, North Central Coast |
| Nearest city | Đồng Hới |
| Coordinates | 17°32′14″N 106°9′4.5″E / 17.53722°N 106.151250°E |
| Area | 857.54 km2 (331.10 sq mi) |
| Established | 2001 |
| Governing body | People's Committee of Quảng Bình Province |
| Website | https://phongnhakebang.vn/home/ |
| Criteria | Natural: (viii), (ix), (x) |
| Reference | 951bis |
| Inscription | 2003 (27th Session) |
| Extensions | 2015 |
| Area | 123,326 ha (476.16 sq mi) |
| Buffer zone | 220,055 ha (849.64 sq mi) |
