Key facts
- Location
- Chirang and Baksa District, BTR , Assam , Northeastern India
- Nearest city
- Barpeta Road, Assam
- Area
- 850 km (330 sq mi)
- Governing body
- Ministry of Environment and Forests , Government of India
- Type
- Natural
- Criteria
- vii, ix, x
- Designated
- 1985 (9th session )
- Region
- Asia-Pacific
- Endangered
- 1992–2011
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.manasassam.org
- Image
Article
Manas National Park entrance gate
Manas National Park is a national park, Project Tiger reserve, and an elephant reserve in Assam, India. Located in the Himalayan foothills, it borders the Royal Manas National Park in Bhutan. The park is known for its rare and endangered endemic wildlife such as the Assam roofed turtle, hispid hare, golden langur and pygmy hog. It also hosts the only known population of pygmy hogs in the world. Manas is also famous for its population of the wild water buffalo. Because of its exceptional biodiversity, scenery, and variety of habitats, Manas National Park is a biosphere reserve and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.