Raimona National Park
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| Raimona National Park | |
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 Western parts of Raimona National Park | |
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 Interactive map of Raimona National Park | |
| Location | Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar District, Assam |
| Nearest city | Gossaigaon |
| Coordinates | 26°39′35″N 89°58′34″E / 26.65972°N 89.97611°E |
| Area | 422 km2 (163 sq mi) |
| Created | 9 June 2021 |
| Governing body | Government of Assam |
Raimona National Park is located in extreme western part of Assam, India. It is spread across Gossaigaon and Kokrajhar subdivisions of Kokrajhar district of Bodoland Territorial Region.[1]
Raimona National Park was initially recommended as Ripu-Chirang Wildlife Sanctuary being part of Ripu Reserved Forest and Chirang Reserved Forest being adjacent a part of it was also mooted to be within. Those were made owing to its significance for conservation of Asian elephants, gaur or Indian "bison" and golden langur, all of which have large populations in the area.[2][3][4]
Raimona National Park was declared a national park on 5 June 2021 by the announcement of the Chief Minister of Assam on the occasion of World Environment Day at Gandhi Mandap, Guwahati. On 9 June 2021, its national park status was announced in Assam Gazette Notification no.FRW.02/2021/27 dtd. 8 June 2021.[citation needed] It is a part of a contiguous forest patch with an area of 422 km2 (163 sq mi) covering the northern part of the notified Ripu Reserve Forest with 508.62 km2 (196.38 sq mi), which forms the westernmost buffer to Manas Tiger Reserve in the foothills of Eastern Himalaya Biodiversity Hotspot.[citation needed]
