Namdapha National Park
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Namdapha National Park | |
Designation | National Park |
Location | Miao, Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh, North-east India |
Nearest town | Miao |
Coordinates | |
Area | 1985.23 km² |
Date of Establishment | 1983 |
Visitation | Unknown |
Governing Body | Arunachal Pradesh Forest Department |
IUCN category | Not categorized |
Namdapha National Park is the largest national park in India.It is located on the banks of the Brahmaputra River close to Miao in the Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh . It is close to the borders between India and Myanmar. The river Noa-Dihing flows into the park lands.
Known as 'A botanist's dream'.
A bird sanctuary and tiger reserve.
The leopard, the tiger, the clouded leopard, White-winged Wood Duck and the Hoolock gibbon call this area home.
In the area is also Gandhigram on the north eastern fringes of Namdapha. A village of the Lisu Tribe and is the 'last village in India'