Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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Burmese: မိန်းမလှကျွန်း တောရိုင်းတိရစ္ဆာန် ဘေးမဲ့တော | |
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location | Bogale Township, Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar |
Nearest city | Bogale |
Coordinates | 16°1′08.06″N 95°17′55.18″E / 16.0189056°N 95.2986611°E |
Area | 500 km2 (190 sq mi)[1] |
Established | 1993 |
Governing body | Myanmar Forest Department |
Official name | Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary |
Designated | 3 January 2017 |
Reference no. | 2280[2] |
Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Myanmar with an extent of 500 km2 (190 sq mi) and one of the ASEAN Heritage Parks.[1] Meinmahla Kyun is an island in the Ayeyarwady Delta ranging in elevation from 0 to 30 m (0 to 98 ft) and covered by mangrove forest.[3] It was declared a Ramsar site in 2017.[2]