Mount Leuser National Park
Gunung Leuser National Park is a national park covering 7,927 km in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, straddling the border of Aceh and North Sumatra provinces, a fourth portion and three-fourths portion, respectively. The national park, settled in the Barisan mountain range, is named after Mount Leuser (3,119 m), and protects a wide range of ecosystems. An orangutan sanctuary at Bukit Lawang is located within the park. Together with Bukit Barisan Selatan and Kerinci Seblat National Parks, it forms a World Heritage Site, the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra.
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| Coordinates | 3°30′N 97°30′E
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| Area | 792,700 acres (3,208 km)
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| Established | 1980
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| Designated | 2004 (28th session)
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| World Heritage site | 2004
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