Chandoli National Park
| Chandoli National Park | |
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| Sahyadri Tiger Reserve | |
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IUCN category II (national park)
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Oriental garden lizard at Chandoli National Park
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| Location | Satara District, Kolhapur District, Sangli District, Maharashtra, India |
| Nearest city | Satara, Kolhapur |
| Coordinates | 17°11′30″N 73°46′30″E / 17.19167°N 73.77500°ECoordinates: 17°11′30″N 73°46′30″E / 17.19167°N 73.77500°E |
| Area | 317.67 square kilometres (122.65 sq mi) |
| Established | May 2004 |
| Governing body | Maharashtra State Forest Dept. |
| Website | mahaforest |
| Official name | Natural Properties - Western Ghats (India) |
| Type | Natural |
| Criteria | ix, x |
| Designated | 2012 (36th session) |
| Reference no. | 1342 |
| State Party | India |
| Region | Indian subcontinent |
Chandoli National Park (Marathi: चांदोली राष्ट्रीय उद्यान) is natural World Heritage Site and 317.67 km2 (122.65 sq mi) National Park spread overSatara, Kolhapur and Sangli District, Maharashtra state, India, established in May 2004. Earlier it was a Wildlife Sanctuary declared in 1985.
Chandoli Park is notable as the southern portion of the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, with Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary forming the northern part of the reserve.
The 741.22 km2 (286.19 sq mi) Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, including all of Chandoli National Park and Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary was declared by The National Tiger Conservation Authority as a Project Tiger tiger reserve on May 21, 2007. The Sahyadri Tiger Reserve was then estimated to have nine tigers and 66 leopards.
Chandoli National Park is located near the Chandoli Dam between longitudes 73°40' and 73°53' E and latitudes 17°03' and 17°20'N in Sangli District of Western Maharashtra. It lies between the Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary and Radhanagri Wildlife Sanctuary and forms the southern part of the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve.
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