Sumatran Rainforest
Also known as Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra, Patrimoine des forets tropicales ombrophiles de Sumatra
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (ix), (x).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Indonesia
Inscribed
2004
Outlook
In danger
In preparation
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Sumatran Rainforest is about 50 km south of Sungaipenuh. The nearest other World Heritage site is Ombilin coal mine, about 220 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Sungaipenuh · about 96,000 peopleabout 50 km north
- Bengkulu · about 427,000 peopleabout 170 km south-east
- Padang · about 855,000 peopleabout 210 km north-west
- Sawahlunto · about 50,000 peopleabout 220 km north
- Jambi · about 457,000 peopleabout 260 km north-east
- Padangpanjang · about 44,000 peopleabout 260 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IndonesiaCultural218 km away
SingaporeCultural496 km away
MalaysiaCultural528 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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