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Satpura National Park

National Park

Satpura National Park is a national park in the Narmadapuram district of Madhya Pradesh, India, covering about 2,133 square kilometers across a 1,339 square kilometer core zone and a 794 square kilometer buffer zone within the central Indian highlands. It takes its name from the Satpura mountain range, itself named from Sanskrit words meaning seven mountains, and gained tiger reserve status in 2000. The park is noted for its exceptional diversity of plant and animal life within the Satpura hill forests.

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 2
Established Year
1981 2
Area (sq km)
2133.31 1
Governing Body
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Madhya Pradesh Forest Department 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Ministry of the Environment 1
Sources
1. Satpura Tiger Reserve (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead
    It covers a total area of 2,133.31 km2 (823.68 sq mi), comprising a 1,339.26 km2 (517.09 sq mi) core zone and a 794.04 km2 (306.58 sq mi) buffer zone, in the central Indian highlands
  • Lead: area
    It covers a total area of 2,133.31 km2 (823.68 sq mi), comprising a 1,339.26 km2 (517.09 sq mi) core zone and a 794.04 km2 (306.58 sq mi) buffer zone, in the central Indian highlands
  • Wikipedia lead extract, realm terrestrial
    Satpura Tiger Reserve is a tiger reserve located in the Narmadapuram district of Madhya Pradesh in India.
  • Infobox: governing_body
    Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Madhya Pradesh Forest Department
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2. Wikidata: Satpura National Park
  • Wikidata Q733659, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
  • Wikidata Q733659 P571 inception
  • Part Of: India, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme: Pachmarhi
UNESCO Man and the Biosphere ProgrammeIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
Pachmarhi comprises three protection sites: the Bori Sanctuary, Satpura National Park and Pachmarhi Sanctuary
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Wikidata: India
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for India, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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