National Park · Sri Lanka
Minneriya National Park
Minneriya National Park is a national park in Sri Lanka, covering 21,992 acres (8,900 ha), established in 1997.
Photo: Stuart Pinkney via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | National Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Sri Lanka |
| Area | 21,992 acres (8,900 ha) |
| Established | 1997 |
| Coordinates | 7.9789° N, 80.8489° E |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Minneriya National Park
Minneriya National Park (Sinhala: මින්නේරිය ජාතික වනෝද්යානය, romanized: Minnēriya Jātika Vanōdyānaya; Tamil: மின்னேரியா தேசிய வனம், romanized: Miṉṉēriyā Tēciya Vaṉam) is a national park in North Central Province of Sri Lanka. The area was designated as a national park on 12 August 1997, having been originally declared as a wildlife sanctuary in 1938. The reason for declaring the area as protected is to protect the catchment of Minneriya tank and the wildlife of the surrounding area. The tank is of historical importance, having been built by King Mahasen in third century AD.
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 · 86.1 miles away
- Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo, Sri Lanka · 103.7 miles away
- Jaffna International Airport (JAF) · Jaffna, Sri Lanka · 136.1 miles away
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Minneriya National Park?
Minneriya National Park is in Sri Lanka (7.9789° N, 80.8489° E).
When was Minneriya National Park established?
Minneriya National Park was established in 1997, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
How big is Minneriya National Park?
Minneriya National Park covers 21,992 acres (8,900 ha).
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15253488 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneriya_National_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).