Khangchendzonga National Park

Khangchendzonga National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Mount Kanchenjunga from Goecha La pass, Khangchendzonga National Park, Sikkim
Kanchenjunga NP Show map of Sikkim Kanchenjunga NP Show map of India
Location	Mangan district and Gyalshing district, Sikkim, India
Nearest town	Chungthang
Coordinates	27°39′22.7″N 88°18′44.3″E / 27.656306°N 88.312306°E / 27.656306; 88.312306
Area	1,784 km2 (689 sq mi)
Established	1977
Governing body	Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Type	Mixed
Criteria	iii, vi, vii, x
Designated	2016 (40th session)
Reference no.	1513

Khangchendzonga National Park, also Kanchenjunga Biosphere Reserve, is a national park and a biosphere reserve located in Sikkim, India. It was inscribed to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list in July 2016, becoming the first "Mixed Heritage" site of India.^[1] It was included in the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme. The park is named after the mountain Kangchenjunga, which is the third-highest peak in the world at 8,586 m (28,169 ft) tall. The total area of the park is 849.5 km² (328.0 sq mi).