This list of protected areas of Myanmar includes national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and botanical gardens that were established since 1927.[1]
National parks
edit- Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park in Sagaing Region, 1,402.8 km2 (541.6 sq mi)[2]
- Bwe Par Taung National Park in Chin State, 176.16 km2 (68.02 sq mi) [3]
- Emawbum National Park in Kachin State, 603.4 km2 (233.0 sq mi) [4]
- Hkakaborazi National Park in Kachin State, 3,812.46 km2 (1,472.00 sq mi)[5]
- Inkhain Bum National Park in Kachin State, 300.52 km2 (116.03 sq mi) [6]
- Lampi Island Marine National Park in Tanintharyi Region, 204.48 km2 (78.95 sq mi)[7]
- Natmataung National Park in Chin State, 713.06 km2 (275.31 sq mi)[8]
- Popa Mountain National Park in Mandalay Region128.54 km2 (49.63 sq mi)[9]
Wildlife sanctuaries
edit- Bumhpa Bum Wildlife Sanctuary in Kachin State, 1,854.43 km2 (716.00 sq mi)[10]
- Chatthin Wildlife Sanctuary in Sagaing Region, 260.07 km2 (100.41 sq mi)[11]
- Htamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary in Sagaing Region, 2,150.73 km2 (830.40 sq mi)[12]
- Hukaung Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in Kachin State, 6,371.37 km2 (2,460.00 sq mi)[13] plus extension of 11,002.2 km2 (4,248.0 sq mi)[14]
- Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary in Kachin State, 814.99 km2 (314.67 sq mi)[15]
- Inlay Lake Wetland Sanctuary in Shan State, 533.73 km2 (206.07 sq mi)[16]
- Kahilu Wildlife Sanctuary[17]
- Kyauk Pan Taung Wildlife Sanctuary in Chin state
- Kelatha Wildlife Sanctuary in Mon State[18]
- Kyaikhtiyo Wildlife Sanctuary in Mon State, 156.21 km2 (60.31 sq mi)[19]
- Loimwe Protected Area in Shan State, 41.35 km2 (15.97 sq mi).[20]
- Mahamyaing Wildlife Sanctuary in Sagaing Region, 136.69 km2 (52.78 sq mi)[21]
- Mein-ma-hla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary in Ayeyarwady Region, 500 km2 (190 sq mi)[22]
- Minwuntaung Wildlife Sanctuary in Sagaing Region, 205.88 km2 (79.49 sq mi)[23]
- Minsontaung Wildlife Sanctuary in Mandalay Region, 22.56 km2 (8.71 sq mi)[24]
- Moeyungyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary in Bago Region, 103.6 km2 (40.0 sq mi)[25]
- Moscos Islands Wildlife Sanctuary in Tanintharyi Region, 49.21 km2 (19.00 sq mi)[26]
- Mulayit Wildlife Sanctuary in Kayin State, 138.56 km2 (53.50 sq mi)[27]
- Panlaung and Padalin Cave Wildlife Sanctuary in Shan State, 333.8 km2 (128.9 sq mi)[28]
- Parsar Protected Area in Shan State, 76.53 km2 (29.55 sq mi)[29]
- Pidaung Wildlife Sanctuary in Kachin State, 122.07 km2 (47.13 sq mi)[30]
- Pyin-O-Lwin Bird Sanctuary in Mandalay Region, 127.25 km2 (49.13 sq mi)[31]
- Rakhine Yoma Elephant Reserve in Rakhine State, 1,755.7 km2 (677.9 sq mi)[32]
- Shwesettaw Wildlife Reserve in Magwe Region, 464.09 km2 (179.19 sq mi)[33]
- Shwe-U-Daung Wildlife Sanctuary
- Thamihla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary in Ayeyarwady Region, 0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi)[34]
- Tanintharyi Nature Reserve in the Tenasserim Hills, 1,699.99 km2 (656.37 sq mi)[35]
- Taunggyi Bird Sanctuary in the Shan Hills, 7.27 km2 (2.81 sq mi)[36]
- Wethtigan Wildlife Sanctuary in Magwe Region, 3.72 km2 (1.44 sq mi)[37]
Nature Parks
edit- Hlawga Park in northern Yangon Region, 6.23 km2 (2.41 sq mi)[38]
- Myaing Hay Wun Elephant Park in Yangon Region
- National Kandawgyi Botanical Gardens in Mandalay Region
- Sein Ye Forest Park in Bago Region
See also
editReferences
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- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2023). "Bwe Par Taung National Park". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2023). "Emawbum National Park". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Hkakaborazi National Park". Protected Planet United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2023). "Inkhain Bum National Park". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Lampi Marine National Park". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Natmataung National Park". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Popa Mountain Park". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Bumpha Bum Wildife Sanctuary". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Chatthin Wildlife Sanctuary". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Htamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Hugaung Valley Wildlife Sanctuary". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Hukaung Valley Wildlife Sanctuary (extension)". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Indawgyi Wildlife Sanctuary". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Inlay Lake Wildlife Sanctuary". Protected Planet.[permanent dead link]
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Kahilu Wildlife Sanctuary". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Kaylatha Wildlife Sanctuary". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Kyeikhtiyoe Wildlife Sanctuary". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Loimwe Protected Area". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
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- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Minwuntaung Wildlife Sanctuary". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Minsontaung Wildlife Sanctuary". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Moeyungyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Moscos Islands Wildlife Sanctuary". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Mulayit Wildlife Sanctuary". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Panlaung and Padalin Cave Wildlife Sanctuary". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Parsar Protected Area". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Pidaung Wildlife Sanctuary". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Pyin-O-Lwin Bird Sanctuary". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Rakhine Yoma Elephant Range". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Shwesettaw Wildlife Sanctuary". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Thamihla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Taninthayi Nature Reserve". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Taunggyi Bird Sanctuary". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Wetthikan Bird Sanctuary". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Hlawga Park". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.