List of protected areas of Assam

Assam protected areas includes Seven national parks (2.51% of Assam's area), 17 wildlife sanctuaries (1.88% of Assam's area), and three proposed wildlife sanctuaries.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

National parks of Assam

Sl. No.	Name	Location	Area (km²)	Date/Year of announced as National Park
1	Kaziranga National Park	Golaghat, Nagaon district and Karbi Anglong	1090	1974
2	Manas National Park	Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa,	500	1990
3	Nameri National Park	Sonitpur	200.00	1998
4	Dibru-Saikhowa National Park	Dibrugarh and Tinsukia	340.00	1999
5	Orang National Park	Darrang and Sonitpur	78.81	13 April 1998
6	Raimona National Park	Kokrajhar	422.00	8 June 2021
7	Dehing Patkai National Park	Dibrugarh and Tinsukia	234.26	9 June 2021 [6]
8	Shikna Jwhwlao National Park	Kokrajhar and Chirang	321.90	15 August 2024 [7]

Wildlife sanctuaries

Sl. No.	Name	Location	Area (km²)w7suuu	Year of Notificwation
1	Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary	Jorhat	20.98	1997
2	Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary	Karbi Anglong	6.05
3	Bura Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary	Sonitpur	44.06
4	Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary	Udalguri and Baksa	26.22	1980
5	Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary	Sonitpur	220	1998
6	Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary	Marigaon	38.80	1987
7	Panidihing Bird Sanctuary	Sibsagar	33.93
8	Bherjan-Borajan-Padumoni Wildlife Sanctuary	Tinsukia	7.22
9	Nambor Wildlife Sanctuary	Karbi Anglong	37.00
10	East Karbi-Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary	Karbi Anglong	222.81
11	Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary	Nagaon	70.13
12	Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary	Dhubri and Kokrajhar	45.57
13	Marat Longri Wildlife Sanctuary	Karbi Anglong	451.00
14	Nambor-Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary	Golaghat	97.15
15	Borail Wildlife Sanctuary	Cachar and Dima Hasao	326.25
16	Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary	Kamrup Metro	78.64
17	Deepar Beel Wildlife Sanctuary	Kamrup Metro	4.1	1989

Proposed Wildlife Sanctuaries

• North Karbi Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary^[8]
• Bordoibam Bilmukh Bird Wildlife Sanctuary 11.25^[8]

Biosphere reserve

• Manas
• Dibru-Saikhowa

See also

• India portal

• List of protected areas of India

References

1. "National Parks | Assam State Portal". Assam State Portal | Government of Assam. Archived from the original on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
2. "Wildlife Sanctuaries | Assam State Portal". Assam State Portal. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
3. "AREA OF THE NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES IN ASSAM, 2003" (PDF). Chief Conservator of Forest (WL), Assam. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
4. "Department of Environment & Forests (Government of Assam)". Assamforest.in. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
5. "Important Bird Areas in India - Assam" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
6. Dihing Patkai is Assam's 7th National Park
7. Dihing Patkai is Assam's 7th National Park
8. "North Karbi Anglong Wildlife Sanctuaries (Proposed)". Department of Environment & Forests, Government of Assam. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.

External links

• Official Statistical Handbook of Assam 2016-17