Baroiyadhala National Park | |
Iucn Category: | II |
Coordinates: | 22.6544°N 91.6683°W |
Location: | Chittagong, Bangladesh |
Area: | 2933.61 hectares |
Baroiyadhala National Park (Bengali: বাড়ৈয়াঢালা জাতীয় উদ্যান) is an IUCN Category II national park and nature reserve in Bangladesh.[1] The park is located at Sitakunda Upazila, Chittagong District in the east site of the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway.[1] It provides important wildlife corridors for disappearing flora and fauna of Bangladesh. Khoiyachora Waterfall is located inside the Baroiyadhala National Park.
The park was officially declared as a national park by the government of Bangladesh on 6 April 2010.[1] [2] It covers an area of 2933.61 hectares.[2] Fauna of this park includes mainland serow, barking deer, marbled cat, Assamese macaque, Chinese pangolin, kalij pheasant and various other animals.