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.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyMinistry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Madhya Pradesh Forest Department 1 Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 Governing Body
Governing Body (category)Ministry of the Environment 1 Sources
1. Satpura Tiger Reserve (Wikipedia)
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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
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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
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Satpura Tiger Reserve is a tiger reserve located in the Narmadapuram district of Madhya Pradesh in India.
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Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Madhya Pradesh Forest Department
View the Source 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)
View the SourceUNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme: Pachmarhi
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Pachmarhi comprises three protection sites: the Bori Sanctuary, Satpura National Park and Pachmarhi Sanctuary
Wikidata: India
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