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Barbilla National Park

National Park

Barbilla National Park lies on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera de Talamanca in Costa Rica, spanning Cartago and Limon provinces within the La Amistad Caribbean Conservation Area. The area was first protected as a biological reserve in 1982 and was upgraded to national park status in 1998. Its roughly 119 square kilometers range in elevation from about 330 to 4,920 feet and hold both lowland rainforest and cloud forest, home to more than 350 recorded bird species and 135 mammal species, with the Indigenous Cabecar people living within and around the park.

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 2
Established Year
1982 2
Area (sq km)
119 1
Governing Body
National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) 1
Sources
1. Barbilla National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, area (converted to square kilometres where the infobox gives another unit)
  • Wikipedia lead extract, realm terrestrial
    Barbilla National Park is a national park in the Caribbean La Amistad Conservation Area located on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera de Talamanca of Costa Rica.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)
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2. Wikidata: Barbilla National Park
  • Wikidata Q4502059, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
  • Wikidata Q4502059 P571 inception
  • Part Of: Costa Rica, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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Wikidata: Costa Rica
On Continent: North America, Wikidata item for Costa Rica, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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