Mudeungsan National Park, previously Mudeungsan Provincial Park, is located in the city of
Gwangju and the province of
Jeollanam-do
South Jeolla Province (; ''Jeollanam-do''; ), also known as Jeonnam, is a province of South Korea. South Jeolla has a population of 1,902,324 (2014) and has a geographic area of located in the Honam region at the southwestern tip of the Korean ...
,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
. The park was designated a
provincial park
Ischigualasto Provincial Park
A provincial park (or territorial park) is a park administered by one of the provinces of a country, as opposed to a national park. They are similar to state parks in other countries. They are typically open to t ...
on 22 May 1972 and was upgraded to
national park status in 2012, making it South Korea's 21st national park. The park has an area of and is named after the 1,187 m tall
Mudeungsan.
See also
*
List of national parks of South Korea
References
External links
Official park website
Korea National Park Service's website
National parks of South Korea
Protected areas established in 2012
Geography of Gwangju
Parks in South Jeolla Province
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