Hoàng Liên National Park

Hoàng Liên National Park
IUCN category II (national park)

Part of Hoàng Liên National Park
Map showing the location of Hoàng Liên National Park

Location in Vietnam

Location Northern Vietnam
Nearest city Lào Cai
Coordinates 22°15′00″N 103°30′00″E / 22.25000°N 103.50000°E / 22.25000; 103.50000Coordinates: 22°15′00″N 103°30′00″E / 22.25000°N 103.50000°E / 22.25000; 103.50000
Area 29,845 ha
Established 2002
Governing body UBND of Lào Cai Province
http://www.laocai.gov.vn/sites/vuonquocgia/Trang/trangchu.aspx

Hoang Lien National Park (Vietnamese language: Vườn quốc gia Hoàng Liên ) is a national park within Hoang Lien Son Range, in the districts of Sa Pa, Than Uyên of Lào Cai Province, and part of Phong Thổ District in Lai Châu Province.

The national park was established according to the Decision number 90/2002/QĐ-TTg dated 12 July 2006 by the government of Vietnam. This decision turned the Nature Reserve into National Park.

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