List of wildlife sanctuaries of Sri Lanka
Sanctuaries
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Sanctuary Name | Location | Established [2] |
Area[2] | |
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km² | mi² | |||
Anawilundawa | North Western Province | 11 June 1997 | 13.97 | 5.39 |
Anuradhapura | North Central Province | 27 May 1938 | 35.01 | 13.52 |
Bar Reef | North Western Province | 3 April 1992 | 306.70 | 118.42 |
Bellanwila-Attidiya | Western Province | 25 July 1990 | 3.72 | 1.44 |
Budhangala | Eastern Province | 1 November 1974 | 18.41 | 7.11 |
Bundala-Wilmanna | 30 June 2006 | 33.39 | 12.89 | |
Dahaiyagala | 7 June 2002 | 26.85 | 10.37 | |
Elahera-Girithale | 13 January 2000 | 140.35 | 54.19 | |
Eluwilayaya | Southern Province | 11 September 2009 | 1.86 | 0.72 |
Gal Oya Valley North East | Eastern Province | 12 February 1954 | 124.32 | 48.00 |
Gal Oya Valley South East | Eastern Province Uva Province |
12 February 1954 | 152.81 | 59.00 |
Galway's Land | Central Province | 27 May 1938 | 0.57 | 0.22 |
Giant's Tank | Northern Province | 24 September 1954 | 43.30 | 16.72 |
Godawaya | 25 May 2006 | 2.32 | 0.90 | |
Great Sober Island | Eastern Province | 21 June 1963 | 0.65 | 0.25 |
Hikkaduwa Coral Gardens | Southern Province | 18 May 1979 | 1.02 | 0.39 |
Honduwa Island | 19 November 1973 | 0.09 | 0.03 | |
Kahalla-Pallekele | Central Province North Central Province North Western Province |
1 July 1989 | 216.90 | 83.75 |
Kalametiya Lagoon | Southern Province | 28 June 1984 | 25.25 | 9.75 |
Katagamuwa | Southern Province Uva Province |
27 May 1938 | 10.04 | 3.87 |
Kataragama | Southern Province Uva Province |
27 May 1938 | 8.38 | 3.23 |
Kimbulwana Oya | North Western Province | 21 June 1963 | 4.92 | 1.90 |
Kiralakela | Southern Province | 8 September 2003 | 3.10 | 1.20 |
Kirama | 6 October 2004 | 0.05 | 0.02 | |
Kokkilai | Eastern Province Northern Province |
18 May 1951 | 19.95 | 7.70 |
Kudumbigala-Panama | Eastern Province | 20 February 2006 | 65.34 | 25.23 |
Kurulu Kele (Kegalle) | Sabaragamuwa Province | 14 March 1941 | 1.13 | 0.44 |
Little Sober Island | Eastern Province | 21 June 1963 | 0.07 | 0.03 |
Madampawila | 21 September 2007 | 12.18 | 4.70 | |
Maduganga | 17 July 2006 | 23.00 | 8.88 | |
Madunagala | Southern Province | 30 June 1993 | 9.95 | 3.84 |
Maembulkanda-Nittabuwa | 31 October 1972 | 0.24 | 0.09 | |
Mahakanadarawa Wewa | North Central Province | 9 December 1966 | 5.19 | 2.01 |
Medinduwa | 6 June 1980 | 0.01 | 0.00 | |
Mihintale | North Central Province | 27 May 1938 | 10.00 | 3.86 |
Muthurajawela Block I | Western Province | 31 October 1996 | 10.29 | 3.97 |
Muthurajawela Block II | Western Province | 31 October 1996 | 2.57 | 0.99 |
Nimalawa | Southern Province | 18 February 1993 | 10.66 | 4.12 |
Padaviya Tank | North Central Province | 21 June 1963 | 64.75 | 25.00 |
Parapuduwa Nun's Island | Southern Province | 17 August 1988 | 1.90 | 0.73 |
Peak Wilderness | Central Province Sabaragamuwa Province |
25 October 1940 | 223.79 | 86.41 |
Polonnaruwa | North Central Province | 27 May 1938 | 15.22 | 5.87 |
Ravana Falls | Uva Province | 18 May 1979 | 19.32 | 7.46 |
Rekawa | 25 May 2006 | 2.71 | 1.05 | |
Rocky Islets | Southern Province | 25 October 1940 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
Rumassala | Southern Province | 3 January 2003 | 1.71 | 0.66 |
Sakamam | 21 June 1963 | 6.16 | 2.38 | |
Senanayake Samudra | Eastern Province Uva Province |
12 February 1954 | 93.24 | 36.00 |
Seruwila-Allai | Eastern Province | 9 October 1970 | 155.40 | 60.00 |
Sigiriya | Central Province North Central Province |
26 January 1990 | 50.99 | 19.69 |
Sri Jayawardenapura | Western Province | 9 January 1985 | 4.49 | 1.73 |
Tabbowa | North Western Province | 19 July 2002 | 21.93 | 8.47 |
Tangamale | Uva Province | 27 May 1938 | 1.32 | 0.51 |
Telwatta | Southern Province | 25 February 1938 | 14.25 | 5.50 |
Trincomalee Naval Headworks | Eastern Province North Central Province |
21 June 1963 | 181.30 | 70.00 |
Udawatta Kele |
Central Province | 29 July 1938 | 1.04 | 0.40 |
Vankalai | 8 September 2008 | 48.39 | 18.68 | |
Vavunikulam | Northern Province | 21 June 1963 | 48.56 | 18.75 |
Victoria-Randenigala-Rantambe | Central Province Uva Province |
30 January 1987 | 420.87 | 162.50 |
Wirawila-Tissa | Southern Province | 27 May 1938 | 41.64 | 16.08 |
Welhella-Kategilla | Sabaragamuwa Province | 18 February 1949 | 1.34 | 0.52 |
Wilpattu North | Northern Province North Western Province |
25 February 1938 | 6.32 | 2.44 |
Total | 2,779.54 | 1,073.19 |
References
- ^ ISBN 2-8317-0030-2.
- ^ a b c d "Sanctuaries". Department of Wildlife Conservation. Archived from the original on 2015-12-26. Retrieved 2016-01-09.