Northwest
U Minh Thượng National Park: Vietnam's Premier Mekong Delta Wetland Protected Area
Mapping the rich biodiversity and peat swamp ecosystems of Kiên Giang Province.
U Minh Thượng National Park is a key protected wetland in Kiên Giang Province, recognized for its exceptional biodiversity and status as a Ramsar site. Covering vast peat swamp forests and freshwater marshes, this national park offers critical insights into the Mekong Delta's unique ecology and hydrological systems. Its extensive mapped boundaries and distinct landscape character make it a vital point of study for understanding regional protected area networks and the natural geography of Southeast Asia.
- Area
- 80.53 km²
- Established
- 2002
- IUCN
- II
- Relief
- Lowland


