Himchari National Park | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location | Cox's Bazar District, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh |
Nearest city | Cox's Bazar |
Coordinates | 21°21′17.4″N 92°02′50.0″E / 21.354833°N 92.047222°E |
Area | 1729.00 hectares |
Established | 15-2-1980 |
Himchari National Park (Bengali: হিমছড়ি জাতীয় উদ্যান) is a major national park and nature reserve in Bangladesh. The park is located at Ramu and Cox's Bazar Sadar Upazila, Cox's Bazar District, in the southeast region of the country. It is located mainly on the hills and is adjoining to Bay of Bengal to the west. Himchari National Park covers approximately 1,729 ha (17.29 km2) of mixed evergreen forests Biome. It was declared a protected area in 1980.[1]