List of national parks of Sri Lanka

National parks are a class of protected areas in Sri Lanka and are administered by the Department of Wildlife Conservation. National parks are governed by the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance (No. 2) of 1937 and may be created, amended or abolished by ministerial order.[1] All of the land in national parks are state-owned and the entire habitat is protected.[1] Activities prohibited in national parks include hunting, killing or removing any wild animal; destroying eggs/nests of birds and reptiles; disturbing of wild animals; interfering in the breeding of any animal; felling/damaging of any plant; breaking up land for cultivation/mining/other purpose; kindling/carrying of fire; and possessing/using any trap/explosive/poison to damage animal or plant life.[1] Visitors are allowed to enter national parks but only for the purpose of observing flora and fauna and with a permit.[2] There are currently 26 national parks which together cover an area of 5,734 km² (2,214 sq mi).[2]

National parks

National parks of Sri Lanka (clickable map)

National park	Image	Location	Established [2][3]	Area[2][3][4]
National park	Image	Location	Established [2][3]	km²	mi²
Adam’s Bridge		Northern Province	22 June 2015	190	73
Angammedilla		North Central Province	6 June 2006	75	29
Bundala		Southern Province	4 January 1993	62	24
Chundikkulam		Northern Province	22 June 2015	196	76
Delft		Northern Province	22 June 2015	18	7
Flood Plains		North Central Province	7 August 1984	174	67
Gal Oya		Eastern Province Uva Province	12 February 1954	259	100
Galway's Land		Central Province	18 May 2006	0	0
Hikkaduwa		Southern Province	8 October 2002	1	0
Horagolla		Western Province	28 July 2004	0	0
Horowpathana		North Central Province	6 December 2011	26	10
Horton Plains		Central Province	16 March 1988	32	12
Kaudulla		North Central Province	1 April 2002	69	27
Kumana (Yala East)		Eastern Province	20 January 1970	181	70
Lahugala Kitulana		Eastern Province	31 October 1980	16	6
Lunugamvehera		Southern Province Uva Province	8 December 1995	235	91
Madhu Road		Northern Province	22 June 2015	164	63
Maduru Oya		Eastern Province Uva Province	9 November 1983	588	227
Minneriya		North Central Province	12 August 1997	89	34
Pigeon Island		Eastern Province	24 June 2003	5	2
Somawathiya		Eastern Province North Central Province	2 September 1986	376	145
Udawalawe		Sabaragamuwa Province Uva Province	30 June 1972	308	119
Ussangoda		Southern Province	6 May 2010	3	1
Wasgamuwa		Central Province North Central Province	7 August 1984	371	143
Wilpattu		North Central Province North Western Province	25 February 1938	1,317	508
Yala (Ruhuna)		Southern Province Uva Province	25 February 1938	979	378
Total				5,734	2,214

References

Green, Michael J. B. (1990). IUCN Directory of South Asian Protected Areas. International Union for Conservation of Nature. p. 184. ISBN 2-8317-0030-2.
"National Parks". Department of Wildlife Conservation. Archived from the original on 2016-01-20. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
The National Atlas of Sri Lanka (2nd ed.). Department of Survey. 2007. ISBN 955-9059-04-1.
Senarathna, P.M. (2005). Sri Lankawe Wananththra (in Sinhala) (1st ed.). Sarasavi Publishers. ISBN 955-573-401-1.

External links

Department of Wildlife Conservation, Sri Lanka

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[IUCN-1] Green, Michael J. B. (1990). IUCN Directory of South Asian Protected Areas. International Union for Conservation of Nature. p. 184. ISBN 2-8317-0030-2.

[DWC-2] "National Parks". Department of Wildlife Conservation. Archived from the original on 2016-01-20. Retrieved 2016-01-09.

[DoS-3] The National Atlas of Sri Lanka (2nd ed.). Department of Survey. 2007. ISBN 955-9059-04-1.

[4] Senarathna, P.M. (2005). Sri Lankawe Wananththra (in Sinhala) (1st ed.). Sarasavi Publishers. ISBN 955-573-401-1.

National Parks of Sri Lanka
Dry zone	Angammedilla Bundala Chundikkulam Delft Flood Plains Gal Oya Horowpathana Kaudulla Kumana Lahugala Kitulana Lunugamvehera Madhu Road Maduru Oya Minneriya Somawathiya Udawalawe Ussangoda Wasgamuwa Wilpattu Yala
Wet zone	Galway's Land Horagolla Horton Plains
Marine	Adam's Bridge Hikkaduwa Pigeon Island

Geography of Sri Lanka
Climate	Climate Climatic regions Dry Zone Wet Zone Natural disasters
Geology	Indian Plate Gems Central Highlands Hanthana Mountain Range Knuckles Mountain Range
Extreme points	Highest North South East West
Landforms	Beaches Islands Lagoons Lakes Mountains Rivers Valleys Waterfalls
Bordering entities	Adam's Bridge Bay of Bengal Gulf of Mannar India Indian Ocean Palk Bay Palk Strait
Subdivisions	Provinces Districts Divisional Secretariats Divisions Grama Niladhari Divisions
Settlements	Cities Towns Settlements in Central Province Eastern Province North Central Province Northern Province North Western Province Sabaragamuwa Southern Province Uva Western Province
Environment	environmental issues deforestation ecoregions Deccan thorn scrub forests dry-zone dry evergreen forests lowland rain forests montane rain forests Southwestern Sri Lanka rivers and streams protected areas national parks wildlife sanctuaries wildlife fauna flora