National Park · Sri Lanka
Maduru Oya National Park
Maduru Oya National Park is a national park in Sri Lanka, established in 1983.
Photo: AntanO via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | National Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Sri Lanka |
| Established | 1983 |
| Coordinates | 7.5758° N, 81.1428° E |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Maduru Oya National Park
Maduru Oya National Park (Sinhala: මාදුරු ඔය ජාතික වනෝද්යානය, romanized: Māduru Oya Jātika Vanōdyānaya; Tamil: மாதுரு ஓயா தேசிய பூங்கா, romanized: Māturu Ōyā Tēciya Pūṅkā) is a national park of Sri Lanka, established under the Mahaweli development project and also acts as a catchment of the Maduru Oya Reservoir. The park was designated on 9 November 1983. Providing a sanctuary to wildlife, especially for elephants and protecting the immediate catchments of five reservoirs are the importance of the park. A community of Vedda people, the indigenous ethnic group of Sri Lanka lives within the park boundary in Henanigala.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) · Colombo, Sri Lanka · 90.5 miles away
- Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo, Sri Lanka · 100.7 miles away
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Maduru Oya National Park?
Maduru Oya National Park is in Sri Lanka (7.5758° N, 81.1428° E).
When was Maduru Oya National Park established?
Maduru Oya National Park was established in 1983, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6728863 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maduru_Oya_National_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).