Parsar Protected Area

Parsar Protected Area
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Parsar Protected Area
Map showing the location of Parsar Protected Area
LocationTachileik District, Myanmar
Nearest cityTachileik Township
Coordinates20°31′N 100°00′E / 20.517°N 100.000°E / 20.517; 100.000
Area76.53 km2 (29.55 sq mi)[1]
Established1996

Parsar Protected Area is a protected area in Myanmar, covering 76.53 km2 (29.55 sq mi).[1] It ranges in elevation from 370 to 1,105 m (1,214 to 3,625 ft) in the eastern part of Shan State, close to the international border with Laos and Thailand.[2]

  1. ^ a b World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Parsar Protected Area". Protected Planet.
  2. ^ Beffasti, L.; Gallanti, V., eds. (2011). "Par Sar". Myanmar Protected Areas: Context, Current Status and Challenges (PDF). Milano, Yangon: Istituto Oikos, Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association. pp. 76–77.