Mein-ma-hla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary
| Mein-ma-hla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
  Location within Burma | |
| Location |
Bogale Township, Ayeyarwady Division,  Burma |
| Nearest city | Bogale |
| Coordinates | 16°1′08.06″N 95°17′55.18″E / 16.0189056°N 95.2986611°ECoordinates: 16°1′08.06″N 95°17′55.18″E / 16.0189056°N 95.2986611°E |
| Area | 137 square kilometres (52.79 sq mi) |
| Established | 1986 |
Mein-ma-hla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary (Burmese: မိန်းမလှကျွန်း တောရိုင်းတိရစ္ဆာန် ဘေးမဲ့တော) is a wetland reserve in Lower Myanmar (Burma). It is located in Bogale Township in Ayeyarwady Division.[1] Mein-ma-hla means beautiful woman in Burmese, as the island is linked to a local Burmese myth. The wetland reserve is located on Mein-ma-hla island(kyun) and is classified as a mangrove ecosystem reserve. The reserve is occupies an area of 137 square kilometres (52.79 sq mi) and was established in 1986.
Flora and fauna
The protected area has a total of 29 mangrove tree species and saltwater crocodiles.[2]
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