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Valmiki National Park

National Park

Valmiki National Park is a national park and tiger reserve in the West Champaran district of Bihar, India, covering about 898 square kilometers, and is the only national park in the state. It was established as a wildlife sanctuary in 1978 and designated a national park in 1990, and is recognized as the eighteenth tiger reserve of India.

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 2
Established Year
1990 2
Area (sq km)
898.45 1
Governing Body
Government of Bihar 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
Sources
1. Valmiki National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, area_km2 (converted to square kilometres where the infobox gives another unit)
  • Wikipedia lead extract, realm terrestrial
    Valmiki National Park is a national park and tiger reserve in the West Champaran District of Bihar, India covering 898.45 km2 (346.89 sq mi).
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    Government of Bihar
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    Government of Bihar
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2. Wikidata: Valmiki National Park
  • Wikidata Q2428291, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
  • Wikidata Q2428291 P571 inception
  • Part Of: India, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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Wikidata: India
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for India, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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