Chitwan

805 WDPA ID
932.0 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Nepal

Attributes

  • Original Name चितवन राष्ट्रिय निकुञ्ज
  • English Designation National Park
  • IUCN Management Category II
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 1973
  • Sublocation
  • Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
  • Management Authority Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC)
  • Management Plan Not Reported
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • Birdlife IBA 2004
  • METT 2003, 2005

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

  1. Protected Areas of Nepal Updated: 2014 Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPCWC), Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation, Nepal

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citation

UNEP-WCMC (2024). Protected Area Profile for Chitwan from the World Database on Protected Areas, December 2024. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net