Kon Ka Kinh National Park (Vietnamese: Vườn quốc gia Kon Ka Kinh) is a national park of Vietnam, established by the Decision 167/2002/QĐ-TTg on November 25, 2002 of the Primer Minister, on the basis of the Kon Ka Kinh Sanctuary.
Kon Ka Kinh National Park is a priority zone for the protection of biodiversity of Vietnam as well as ASEAN. It is also a biological tourist site.
Besides the biological diversity of the flora and fauna here, Kon Ka Kinh plays an important role in the protection of the upstream of the Ba River and the Dak Pne River, which supply water for tens of square kilometres of crops areas of Gia Lai Province and Kon Tum Province. To the west of this national park is the Yaly Hydroelectricity Plant.
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