Dudhwa National Park

Dudhwa National Park
Dudhwa Tiger Reserve
Forest in Dudhwa National Park, Lakhimpur Kheri, UP.
Map showing the location of Dudhwa National Park
Map showing the location of Dudhwa National Park
LocationDudhwa, Lakhimpur Kheri district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nearest cityLakhimpur and Palia Kalan
Coordinates28°30.5′N 80°40.8′E / 28.5083°N 80.6800°E / 28.5083; 80.6800
Area490.3 km²
Established1977 (1977)
Visitors26,000 (in 2022)[1]

Dudhwa National Park is a national park in the Terai belt of marshy grasslands in northern Uttar Pradesh, India. It stretches over an area of 490.3 km2 (189.3 sq mi), with a buffer zone of 190 km2 (73 sq mi). It is part of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in the Kheri and Lakhimpur districts.[2] The park is located on the Indo-Nepali border in the Lakhimpur Kheri District.[3]

  1. ^ "Tourist season concludes in Dudhwa National Park". Hindustan Times. 16 June 2022. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  2. ^ Mathur, P. K. & Midha, N. (2008). Mapping of National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries, Dudhwa Tiger Reserve. NNRMS - MoEF Project, Final Technical Report (PDF) (Report). Dehradun: Wildlife Institute of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference kumar09 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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