Andringitra National Park

Andringitra National Park
Map showing the location of Andringitra National Park
Map showing the location of Andringitra National Park
LocationHaute Matsiatra, Madagascar
Nearest cityAmbalavao
Coordinates22°6′46″S 46°55′23″E / 22.11278°S 46.92306°E / -22.11278; 46.92306
Area311.60 km2 (120.31 sq mi)
Established31 December 1927 (as nature reserve)
8 October 1999 (as national park)
Visitors3,436 (in 2011)[1]
Governing bodyMadagascar National Parks Association (PNM-ANGAP)
Websitewww.parcs-madagascar.com/parcs/andringitra.php
Official nameParc National d'Andringitra
Part ofRainforests of the Atsinanana
CriteriaNatural: (ix), (x)
Reference1257-012
Inscription2007 (31st Session)
Endangered2010
Area32,074.5 ha (79,258 acres)

Andringitra National Park is a national park in the Haute Matsiatra region of Madagascar, 47 kilometres (29 mi) south of Ambalavao. The park was established in 1999 and is managed by the Madagascar National Parks Association. It was inscribed in the World Heritage Site in 2007 as part of the Rainforests of the Atsinanana.

  1. ^ "Plus de 255.000 touristes à Madagascar en 2012". Linfo.re. Antenne Reunion Télévision. Retrieved 2023-02-24.