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Palo Verde National Park

National Park

Palo Verde National Park, established in 1978 in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, about 30 kilometers west of Canas, covers roughly 184 square kilometers of the Tempisque River valley within the Arenal Tempisque Conservation Area. The IUCN category II park protects tropical dry forest and the extensive marshlands of the Tempisque River across fifteen distinct topographical zones, and its wetlands were designated a Ramsar site of international importance in 1991. It is recognized as an Important Bird Area, home to species including scarlet macaws and wood storks.

Facts
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
International Designation
Ramsar Site (Wetland of International Importance) 1
Designation Category
National Park 2
Established Year
1978 2
Area (sq km)
182.55 2
Governing Body
National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) 1
Sources
1. Palo Verde National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikipedia lead extract, realm terrestrial
    Palo Verde National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Palo Verde), is a national park of Costa Rica, part of the Arenal Tempisque Conservation Area, that contains much of the area of the valley of the Tempisque River and covers an area of 18,400 ha (45,000 acres) in Guanacaste Province, 30 km west of Canas.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)
  • entity-description, international-designation ramsar-site
    The IUCN category II park protects tropical dry forest and the extensive marshlands of the Tempisque River across fifteen distinct topographical zones, and its wetlands were designated a Ramsar site of international importance in 1991.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)
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2. Wikidata: Palo Verde National Park
  • Wikidata Q11697913, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
  • Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
  • Wikidata Q11697913 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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