7 Incredible National Parks in Assam Map UPSC 2024

National Parks in Assam – At present, there are 106 national parks in India, out of which 7 national parks including two new national parks are located in the state of Assam state. In June 2021, two new national parks were announced in Assam and their names are Raimona National Park and Dihing Patkai National Park, so the total number of national parks in Assam increased from 5 to 7. In this article, we will go to discuss the National Parks in Assam with the help of the map. So if you are preparing for any exam, then you must read the complete article very carefully.

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Total National Parks in Assam 

There are a total of 7 National Parks in Assam. So their names with declared year and total area are given in the following table –

In the given map all the 7 National Parks in Assam State are shown.

So now we will read in detail about all the national parks of Assam.

Kaziranga National Park

• Kaziranga National Park is located in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of Assam.
• It was given the status of a National Park in the year 1974.
• Its total area is 430 km².
• In the year 1985, along with Manas National Park, this national park was also included by UNESCO in its list of World Heritage Sites.
• It was declared a Tiger Reserve in the year 2007.
• Kaziranga National Park is famous for the one-horned rhinoceros and more than 90% of the world’s one-horned rhinoceros reside in Kaziranga National Park.

Flora and Fauna

• Fauna like gaur, Asiatic elephant, bear, tiger, wild water buffalo, sambar deer, capped langur, sloth bear, etc. is found in Kaziranga National Park.
• The moist alluvial tall grasslands are found in this national park.

Manas National Park

• Manas National Park is located in the Chirang and Baksa districts of Assam on the border of Bhutan country.
• The total area of this national park is 500 km².
• It was given the status of a National Park in the year 1990.
• The year 1985 Manas National Park was added to the list of World Heritage Cities by UNESCO.
• Project Tiger [the first Tiger Reserve of Assam State] and Project Elephant [Chirang-Ripu Elephant Reserve] are also operated in Manas National Park and it is a part of Manas Biosphere Reserve.
• It is named after the Manas River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra.

Flora and Fauna

• 22 types of endangered species are found in Manas National Park.
• Animals like tiger, one-horned rhinoceros, pygmy hog; Bengal Florican, swamp deer, sloth bear, elephant, clouded leopard, golden langur, etc. are found in this park.
• This national park is also famous for wild buffaloes.
• Semi-evergreen forests, mixed moist and dry deciduous forests, and alluvial grasslands are found in Manas National Park.

Nameri National Park

• Nameri National Park is located in the foothills of the Himalayas in the Sonitpur district of Assam.
• It was given the status of Reserve Forest in the year 1978, Nameri Sanctuary in the year 1985, and National Park in the year 1998.
• The total area of Nameri National Park is 200 km².
• Nameri National Park shares a boundary with the Pakhul/Pakke Wildlife Sanctuary of Arunachal Pradesh.
• In 1999-2000 it was declared the second tiger reserve of Assam.

Flora and Fauna

• Various types of mammals and birds are found in Nameri National Park.
• Animals like tigers, sambar, jungle cats, golden jackals, barking deer, gaur/Mithun, hog deer, leopards, etc are found in this national park.
• Nameri National Park has 8 types of vegetation such as deciduous forest, mixed forest, moist evergreen, moist semi-evergreen, grassland, and riverine forest.

Dibru Saikhova National Park

• Dibru Saikhowa National Park is located in the Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts of Assam.
• This national park is located in the core area of Dibru Saikhowa Biosphere Reserve.
• It was given the status of a National Park in the year 1999.
• The total area of Dibru Saikhowa National Park is 350 km².
• This national park is bounded by the Brahmaputra and Lohit Rivers in the north and the Dibru River in the south.

Flora and Fauna

• This national park is famous for wild horses and various animals like leopards, tigers, barking deer, rhesus macaque monkeys, water buffalo, Asian elephants, etc. are also found here.
• Moist-mixed semi-evergreen forests, grasslands, and moist mixed dry deciduous forests are found in Dibru Saikhowa National Park.

Orang National Park

• Orang National Park is located on the northern bank of the Brahmaputra River in the Darrang and Sonitpur districts of Assam.
• It was declared as a sanctuary in the year 1985 and as a national park in 1999.
• Its total area is 78.81 km².
• The Pachnoi and Dhansiri tributaries of the Brahmaputra River form the eastern and western boundaries of this national park respectively.

Flora and Fauna

• One-horned rhinoceros, tiger, Bengal florican, fish eagle, swamp francolin, hog deer, Asian elephant, etc. are found in Orang National Park.
• Grasslands cover 60% of the area of this national park and swamps and water bodies cover 12% of the area.

Raimona National Park

• Raimona National Park is located in the Kokrajhar district of Assam.
• On 5 June 2021, on the occasion of World Environment Day, Raimona National Park was declared the 6th National Park of Assam State by the Chief Minister of Assam State Hemant Biswa Sharma.
• The total area of this national park is 422 km².
• The Sankosh River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra River, forms the western boundary of this national park, the Saralbhanga River forms the eastern boundary and the Pekua River forms the southern boundary.

Flora and Fauna

• This national park is famous for the golden langur, the mascot of the Bodoland region of the state of Assam.
• More than 150 species of butterflies and more than 170 species of birds are found here.
• Major animals – Hornbill, Water Buffalo, Asiatic Elephant, Clouded Leopard, Royal Bengal Tiger, Gaur, etc.

Dihing Patkai National Park

• Dihing Patkai National Park is located in the Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts of Assam.
• It was officially declared as a Wildlife Sanctuary in the year 2004 and as the 7th National Park of the state of Assam by the Assam Forest Department on 9 June 2021.
• Dihing River flows through this national park and this park is situated in the foothills of Patkai Hills.
• The total area of this national park is 231.65 km².
• This national park is also a part of Project Elephant.
• Asia’s oldest Digboi oil refinery is located near this national park.

Flora and Fauna

• Some rare species of fauna like flying fox, Malayan giant squirrel, wild pig, Chinese pangolin, etc. are found in this national park.
• Deciduous rainforest along with semi-evergreen forest is found in Dihing Patkai National Park.

National Parks in Assam GK Questions

Question – How many national parks are there in Assam?

Answer – As of August 2023, a total of 7 national parks in Assam, and their names are given below.

1. Kaziranga National Park
2. Manas National Park
3. Nameri National Park
4. Dibru Saikhova National Park
5. Orang National Park
6. Raimona National Park
7. Dihing Patkai National Park

Question – How many national parks in Assam in 2023?

Answer – In the year 2021, two new National Parks namely Raimona National Park and Dihing Patkai National Park declared in Assam State, So the number of National Parks in Assam state increased from 5 to 7.

Question – Which national park is the largest national park in Assam?

Answer – Kaziranga National Park is the largest national park in Assam state with a total area of 858.98 km².

Question – Which national park is the smallest national park in Assam?

Answer – Orang National Park is the smallest national Park in Assam state with a total area of 78.81 km².

Question – Kaziranga National Park is famous for?

Answer – Kaziranga National Park is famous for the Asian elephants and also for the population of One Horn Rhino.

Question – Where is Kaziranga National Park?

Answer – Kaziranga National Park is located in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam. It was given the status of a National Park in the year 1974

Question – Kaziranga National Park is famous for which animal?

Answer – Kaziranga National Park is famous for the Asian elephant and also for the population of One Horn Rhino.

Question – Manas National Park is located in which state?

Answer – Manas National Park is located in the Chirang and Baksa districts of Assam state on the border of Bhutan country.

So in this way, we have covered all the important facts about all the National Parks of Assam from the various exam points of view. Hope you liked this article.

Similarly, if you want to read about the National Parks of other states, then click on the link given in the following table.