Jirisan National Park () is a national park in South Korea, located on the boundaries of Jeollanam-do, Jeollabuk-do, and Gyeongsangnam-do. It is also located bordering the towns of Namwon, Gurye, and Hamyang. Jirisan was the first park to be designated as a national park in South Korea, in 1967. It is also the largest terrestrial national park in the country with an emphasis on biodiversity conservation, a well-known conservation programme on the Asiatic black bear and a pioneering restoration programme on damaged areas by overuse.

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External links

The park's page on Korea National Park Service's website

Hadong-gun's Jirisan page

Korea Map (Towns) Tour2Korea Korean Tourism Prof. David A. Mason's 70 pages on Jiri-san

Jirisan National Park

Parks in North Jeolla Province

Parks in South Jeolla Province

Parks in South Gyeongsang Province

National parks of South Korea

Protected areas established in 1967

Jirisan National Park