Pematang Gadung

Pematang Gadung is a village in the sub-district of Matan Hilir Selatan, Ketapang District, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.

The forest has a depth range of 3–7 m and an area in excess of 14,000 hectares.

It is rich in flora and fauna including orangutans, proboscis monkey, Maroon leaf monkey, silvery lutung, long-tailed macaques, sun bears, Horsfield's tarsier, Large flying fox, deer, crocodiles and more than 250 species of birds, and more than 30 species of orchid.

Pematang means the sand embankment between the marsh and the Gadung is the name of the plant (Dioscorea hispida).

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