Namdapha National Park

Namdapha National Park
Canopy cover of Namdapha National Park
Map showing the location of Namdapha National Park
Map showing the location of Namdapha National Park
Map showing the location of Namdapha National Park
Map showing the location of Namdapha National Park
LocationChanglang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Nearest cityMiao
Coordinates27°29′00″N 96°23′00″E / 27.48333°N 96.38333°E / 27.48333; 96.38333
Area1,985.23 km2 (766.50 sq mi)
Established1974
Governing bodyGovernment of Arunachal Pradesh, Government of India
arunachalforests.gov.in/Namdapha%20Tiger%20Reserve.html

Namdapha National Park is a 1,985 km2 (766 sq mi) large national park in Arunachal Pradesh of Northeast India. The park was established in 1983. With more than 1,000 floral and about 1,400 faunal species, it is a biodiversity hotspot in the Eastern Himalayas.[1] It harbours the northernmost lowland evergreen rainforests in the world at 27°N latitude.[2] It also harbours extensive dipterocarp forests, comprising the northwestern parts of the Mizoram-Manipur-Kachin rain forests ecoregion.[3]

It is the fourth largest national park in India.[4] In 2024, it was declared as a Eco-Sensitive Zone.[5]

  1. ^ Deb, P.; Sundriyal, R. C. (2007). "Tree species gap phase performance in the buffer zone area of Namdapha National Park, Eastern Himalaya, India" (PDF). Tropical Ecology. 48 (2): 209–225.
  2. ^ Proctor, J., Haridasan , K. & Smith, G.W. (1998). "How Far North does Lowland Evergreen Tropical Rain Forest Go?". Global Ecology and Biogeography Letters 7. 7 (2): 141–146. doi:10.2307/2997817. JSTOR 2997817.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Datta was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Ministry of Environment & Forests (2011). "List of national parks in India". ENVIS Centre on Wildlife & Protected Areas.
  5. ^ "Arunachal's Namdapha National Park and Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary declared Eco-Sensitive Zones". India Today NE. 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.