Article 18 (Special Purpose Districts)
(1) The park management agency shall determine special purpose districts referred to in the following subparagraphs in park planning in order to preserve and utilize natural parks effectively:
1. Nature conservation district in a park: An area specially required to be protected, falling under any of the following items:
(a) The place where biodiversity is especially abundant;
(b) The place where natural ecosystem maintains aboriginality;
(c) The place where wild animals and plants highly worthy of special protection live;
(d) The place where the scenery is especially beautiful;
2. Natural environment district in a park: An area which needs to be preserved as buffer space of the nature conservation district in a park;
3. Natural village district in a park: An area where density of a village is relatively low and which is required for residents to lead a village life;
4. Densely populated village district in a park: An area where density of a village is relatively high or which performs main functions of the community life, which is required for residents to lead daily life;
5. Collective facility district in a park: An area where park facilities providing conveniences to persons entering a natural park and for preserving and managing the natural park are concentrated or which is suitable for gathering park facilities.