List of protected areas of Assam explained

Assam protected areas includes Seven national parks (2.51% of Assam's area), 17 wildlife sanctuaries (1.88% of Assam's area), and three proposed wildlife sanctuaries.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

National parks of Assam

Sl. No.	Name	Location	Area (km²)	Date/Year of announced as National Park
1	Kaziranga National Park	Golaghat, Nagaon district and Karbi Anglong	1090	1974
2	Manas National Park	Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa,	500	1990
3	Nameri National Park	Sonitpur	200.00	1998
4	Dibru-Saikhowa National Park	Dibrugarh and Tinsukia	340.00	1999
5	Orang National Park	Darrang and Sonitpur	78.81	13 April 1998
6	Raimona National Park	Kokrajhar	422.00	8 June 2021
7	Dehing Patkai National Park	Dibrugarh and Tinsukia	234.26	9 June 2021 [6]
8	Shikna Jwhwlao National Park	Kokrajhar and Chirang	321.90	15 August 2024 [7]

Wildlife sanctuaries

Sl. No.	Name	Location	Area (km²)w7suuu	Year of Notificwation
1	Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary	Jorhat	20.98	1997
2	Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary	Karbi Anglong	6.05
3	Bura Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary	Sonitpur	44.06
4	Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary	Udalguri and Baksa	26.22	1980
5	Sonitpur 220 1998 6 Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary Marigaon 38.80 1987 7 Panidihing Bird Sanctuary Sibsagar 33.93 8 Bherjan-Borajan-Padumoni Wildlife Sanctuary Tinsukia 7.22 9 Nambor Wildlife Sanctuary Karbi Anglong 37.00 10 East Karbi-Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary Karbi Anglong 222.81 11 Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary Nagaon 70.13 12 Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary Dhubri and Kokrajhar 45.57 13 Marat Longri Wildlife Sanctuary Karbi Anglong 451.00 14 Nambor-Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary Golaghat 97.15 15 Borail Wildlife Sanctuary Cachar and Dima Hasao 326.25 16 Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary Kamrup Metro 78.64 17 Deepar Beel Wildlife Sanctuary Kamrup Metro 4.1 1989 Proposed Wildlife Sanctuaries North Karbi Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary[8] Bordoibam Bilmukh Bird Wildlife Sanctuary 11.25 Biosphere reserve Manas Dibru-Saikhowa See also List of protected areas of India External links Official Statistical Handbook of Assam 2016-17

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Parks Assam State Portal . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240810230754/https://assam.gov.in/about-us/402 . 10 August 2024 . 10 August 2024 . Assam State Portal Government of Assam.
2. Web site: Wildlife Sanctuaries Assam State Portal . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240811170105/https://assam.gov.in/about-us/406 . 11 August 2024 . 24 August 2024 . Assam State Portal.
3. Web site: AREA OF THE NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES IN ASSAM, 2003 . Chief Conservator of Forest (WL), Assam. . 2013-06-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023303/http://assamagribusiness.nic.in/Stastical%20Handbook/Forest.pdf . 4 March 2016 . dead .
4. Web site: Department of Environment & Forests (Government of Assam) . Assamforest.in . 2013-06-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120814140017/http://assamforest.in/forestGlance/assamForest_glance.php . 14 August 2012 . dead .
5. Web site: Important Bird Areas in India - Assam . PDF . 2013-06-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200420143700/http://ibcn.in/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/15-231_321-Assam.pdf . 20 April 2020 . dead .
6. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/dihing-patkai-is-assams-7th-national-park/article34770343.ece Dihing Patkai is Assam's 7th National Park
7. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/dihing-patkai-is-assams-7th-national-park/article34770343.ece Dihing Patkai is Assam's 7th National Park
8. Web site: North Karbi Anglong Wildlife Sanctuaries (Proposed) . . 2013-06-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516060732/http://assamforest.in/NP_Sanctuaries/wls_nkAnglong.php . 16 May 2013 . dead .