| Yanbaru National Park | |
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| やんばる国立公園 | |
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| Location | Yanbaru, Okinawa, Japan |
| Coordinates | 26°48′21″N 128°15′57″E / 26.805801°N 128.265925°E / 26.805801; 128.265925 |
| Area | 173.52 km2 (67.00 sq mi) |
| Established | 15 September 2016 |
| Governing body | Ministry of the Environment (Japan) |
Yambaru National Park (やんばる国立公園, Yanbaru Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national parkinOkinawa Prefecture, Japan. Established in 2016, it is located in and around the forested region of Yambaru at the northern end of Okinawa Island. The park comprises a land area of 13,622 ha (33,660 acres) in the villagesofKunigami, Ōgimi, and Higashi together with 3,670 ha (9,100 acres) of the surrounding waters. The day of establishment, 15 September, coincides with the anniversary of the 1983 discovery of the endangered endemic Yambaru long-armed scarab beetle (Cheirotonus jambar) (ヤンバルテナガコガネ).[1][2][3]
Future extension of the Park is contingent upon the reversion of land currently occupied by the US military as the Northern Training Area. The northern part of Okinawa Island that corresponds with Yambaru was in 2016 submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the serial nomination Amami-Ōshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island.[2][4] In 2021 was inscribed to World Heritage List.
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