Back সিমলিপাল জাতীয় উদ্যান Bengali/Bangla Simlipal National Park CEB Simlipal-Nationalpark German Parque nacional de Simlipal Spanish پارک ملی سیملیپال Persian Parc national de Simlipal French सिमलिपाल राष्ट्रीय अभ्यारण्य Hindi Parco nazionale di Simlipal Italian ಸಿಮ್ಲಿಪಾಲ್ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಉದ್ಯಾನ Kannada സിംലിപാൽ ദേശീയോദ്യാനം Malayalam
| Similipal National Park | |
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| Odia: ଶିମିଳିପାଳ ଜାତୀୟ ଉଦ୍ୟାନ | |
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  Similipal Tiger Reserve, Odisha | |
| Location | Odisha, India |
| Nearest city | Baripada |
| Coordinates | 21°50′N 86°20′E / 21.833°N 86.333°E |
| Area | 2,750 km2 (1,060 sq mi) |
| Established | 1980 |
| Governing body | Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India |
| Website | www |
Simlipal National Park is a national park and tiger reserve in the Mayurbhanj district in the Indian state of Odisha covering 2,750 km2 (1,060 sq mi). It is part of the Mayurbhanj Elephant Reserve, which includes three protected areas, Similipal Tiger Reserve, Hadgarh Wildlife Sanctuary with 191.06 km2 (73.77 sq mi) and Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary with 272.75 km2 (105.31 sq mi).[1] Simlipal National Park derives its name from the abundance of red silk cotton trees growing in the area.[2]
The park is home to Bengal tiger, Asian elephant, gaur, and chausingha.[3]
This protected area is part of the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves since 2009.[4][5]
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- ^ "Three Indian sites added to UNESCO list of biosphere reserves". Sify. 2009. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
- ^ "UNESCO Designates 22 New Biosphere Reserves". Environment News Service. 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
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