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Langtang National Park

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Langtang National Park is a protected area in north-central Nepal, established in 1976 as the country's first national park in the Himalaya and its fourth protected area overall. It covers about 1,710 square kilometers across the Nuwakot, Rasuwa, and Sindhupalchok districts, an IUCN Category II park containing 26 village communities and the Langtang valley. Its northern and eastern boundaries adjoin the Qomolangma National Nature Preserve in Tibet, and it holds notable high-altitude features including Gosainkunda Lake at 4,300 meters and Langtang Lirung, the park own highest peak at 7,245 meters; it is also recognized as part of the Sacred Himalayan Landscape. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Governance by Government 1
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Terrestrial 1
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Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation 1
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1. Langtang National Park (Wikipedia)
  • lead section
    Langtang National Park is a national park in north-central Nepal.
  • Introduction
    Langtang National Park is a protected area in north-central Nepal, established in 1976 as the country's first national park in the Himalaya and its fourth protected area overall.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation
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