This list of
protected areas of
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
includes
national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and botanical gardens that were established since 1927.
National parks
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Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park in
Sagaing Region
Sagaing Region ( my, စစ်ကိုင်းတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; formerly Sagaing Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar, located in the north-western part of the country between latitude 21° 30' north and lon ...
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Hkakaborazi National Park in
Kachin State,
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Lampi Island Marine National Park in
Tanintharyi Region
Tanintharyi Region ( my, တနင်္သာရီတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; Mon: or ; ms, Tanah Sari; formerly Tenasserim Division and subsequently Tanintharyi Division, th, ตะนาวศรี, RTGS: ''Tanao Si'', ; ...
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Natmataung National Park
Natmataung National Park is a national park in Myanmar covering . It was established in 2010 and is listed as one of the ASEAN Heritage Parks. In elevation, it ranges from surrounding Nat Ma Taung in Mindat and Kanpetlet Townships, Chin State
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Chin State
Chin State (, ) is a state in western Myanmar. The Chin State is bordered by Sagaing Division and Magway Division to the east, Rakhine State to the south, Bangladesh to the south-west, and the Indian states of Mizoram to the west and Ma ...
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Popa Mountain National Park in
Mandalay Region
Mandalay Region ( my, မန္တလေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; formerly Mandalay Division) is an administrative division of Myanmar. It is located in the center of the country, bordering Sagaing Region and Magway Region t ...
Wildlife sanctuaries
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Bumhpa Bum Wildlife Sanctuary
Bumhpa Bum Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Myanmar, covering an area of . It was established in 2004. It ranges in elevation from and harbours evergreen forest in Kachin State.
Bumhpa Bum Wildlife Sanctuary is contiguous with Khakabor ...
in Kachin State,
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Chatthin Wildlife Sanctuary in Sagaing Region,
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Htamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary in Sagaing Region,
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Hukaung Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in Kachin State, plus extension of
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Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary
Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary is a biosphere reserve in Myanmar, covering . It ranges in elevation from encompassing the surroundings of Indawgyi Lake in Mohnyin Township, Kachin State. It was gazetted in 2004, is recognized as an Important ...
in Kachin State,
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Inlay Lake Wetland Sanctuary
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in
Shan State
Shan State ( my, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, ; shn, မိူင်းတႆး, italics=no) also known by the endonyms Shanland, Muang Tai, and Tailong, is a state of Myanmar. Shan State borders China (Yunnan) to the north, Laos ( ...
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Kahilu Wildlife Sanctuary
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Kyauk Pan Taung Wildlife Sanctuary in
Chin state
Chin State (, ) is a state in western Myanmar. The Chin State is bordered by Sagaing Division and Magway Division to the east, Rakhine State to the south, Bangladesh to the south-west, and the Indian states of Mizoram to the west and Ma ...
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Kelatha Wildlife Sanctuary in
Mon State
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Kyaikhtiyo Wildlife Sanctuary in Mon State,
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Loimwe Protected Area in
Shan State
Shan State ( my, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, ; shn, မိူင်းတႆး, italics=no) also known by the endonyms Shanland, Muang Tai, and Tailong, is a state of Myanmar. Shan State borders China (Yunnan) to the north, Laos ( ...
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Mahamyaing Wildlife Sanctuary in Sagaing Region,
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Mein-ma-hla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary in
Ayeyarwady Region,
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Minwuntaung Wildlife Sanctuary in Sagaing Region,
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Minsontaung Wildlife Sanctuary in Mandalay Region,
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Moeyungyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary in Bago Region,
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Moscos Islands Wildlife Sanctuary in Tanintharyi Region,
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Mulayit Wildlife Sanctuary in
Kayin State
Kayin State ( my, ကရင်ပြည်နယ်, ; kjp, ဖၠုံခါန်ႋကၞင့်, italics=no; ksw, ကညီကီၢ်စဲၣ်, ), also known by the endonyms Kawthoolei and Karen State, is a state of Myanmar. The ...
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Panlaung and Padalin Cave Wildlife Sanctuary in Shan State,
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Parsar Protected Area in Shan State,
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Pidaung Wildlife Sanctuary in Kachin State,
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Pyin-O-Lwin Bird Sanctuary in Mandalay Region,
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Rakhine Yoma Elephant Reserve
Rakhine Yoma Elephant Range is a protected area in Myanmar's Rakhine Yoma mountains, covering about of evergreen and mixed deciduous forest at an elevation of .
Rakhine Yoma Elephant Range was established for the protection of the Asian elepha ...
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Rakhine State
Rakhine State (; , , ; formerly known as Arakan State) is a state in Myanmar (Burma). Situated on the western coast, it is bordered by Chin State to the north, Magway Region, Bago Region and Ayeyarwady Region to the east, the Bay of Ben ...
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Shwesettaw Wildlife Reserve in
Magwe Region
Magway Region ( my, မကွေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; formerly Magway Division) is an administrative division in central Myanmar. It is the second largest of Myanmar's seven divisions, with an area of . Pa Del Dam (ပဒ ...
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Shwe-U-Daung Wildlife Sanctuary
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Thamihla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary in Ayeyarwady Region,
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Tanintharyi Nature Reserve in the
Tenasserim Hills
The Tenasserim Hills or Tenasserim Range ( my, တနင်္သာရီ တောင်တန်း, ; th, ทิวเขาตะนาวศรี, , ; ms, Banjaran Tanah Seri/Banjaran Tenang Sari) is the geographical name of a r ...
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Taunggyi Bird Sanctuary in the
Shan Hills
The Shan Hills ( my, ရှမ်းရိုးမ; ''Shan Yoma''), also known as Shan Highland, is a vast mountainous zone that extends through Yunnan to Myanmar and Thailand. The whole region is made up of numerous mountain ranges separated ...
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Wethtigan Wildlife Sanctuary in Magwe Region,
Nature Parks
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Hlawga Park in northern
Yangon Region
Yangon Region(, ; formerly Rangoon Division and Yangon Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar. Located in the heart of Lower Myanmar, the division is bordered by Bago Region to the north and east, the Gulf of Martaban to the south, ...
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Myaing Hay Wun Elephant Park in Yangon Region
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National Kandawgyi Botanical Gardens in Mandalay Region
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Sein Ye Forest Park in Bago Region
See also
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Deforestation in Myanmar
References
External links
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{{Asia topic, List of protected areas of
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Protected areas
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...