Kenting National Park

Kenting National Park
Kenting National Park
Traditional Chinese	墾丁國家公園
Simplified Chinese	垦丁国家公园
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Kěndīng Guójiā Gōngyuán
Wade–Giles	K'en3-ting1 Kuo2-chia1 Kung1-yüan2
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Khún-teng kok-ka kong-hn̂g

Kenting National Park
Kenting National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
	Cape Maobitou in Kenting National Park
	Location of Kenting National Park in Taiwan
Location	Taiwan
Nearest city	Hengchun
Coordinates	21.98°N 120.797°E
Area	333 km2 (129 sq mi)
Established	1 January 1984
Visitors	8,376,708 (in 2014)
Governing body	Kenting National Park Administration Office
	www.ktnp.gov.tw/en/

Kenting National Park (Chinese: 墾丁國家公園; pinyin: Kěndīng Gúojiā Gōngyuán), commonly known as Kenting (Chinese: 墾丁; pinyin: Kěndīng), is a national park located on the Hengchun Peninsula of Pingtung County, Taiwan, covering Hengchun, Checheng, and Manzhou Townships. Established on 1 January 1984, it is Taiwan's oldest and the southernmost national park on the main island, covering the southernmost area of the Taiwan island along Bashi Channel. Administered by the Executive Yuan's Ministry of the Interior, this national park is well known for its tropical climate and sunshine, scenic mountain and beach, the Spring Scream rock-band festival held in every March, and has long been one of the most popular tourist destinations in Taiwan with 5.84 million visitors in 2016.

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