Himchari National Park (Bengali: হিমছড়ি জাতীয় উদ্যান) is a major national park and nature reserve in Bangladesh. The park is located at Ramu and Cox's Bazar Sadar Upazila, Cox's Bazar District, in the southeast region of the country. It is located mainly on the hills and is adjoining to Bay of Bengal to the west. Himchari National Park covers approximately 1,729 ha (17.29 km2) of mixed evergreen forests Biome. It was declared a protected area in 1980.[1]
It is located 13 km East of Cox's Bazar town. The overall appearance of the forest is various patches of dense forest and grass lands. The climate is generally humid and warm. The park has tropical monsoons from June to September every year. The soil is loamy, clay and sandy loam at various places.[citation needed]
Administrationedit
The entire forest area is managed and is under the jurisdiction of Cox's Bazar South Forest Division. There are four forest beats in the parks namely Kolatoli, Chainda, Jhilongja and Link Road.The place is visited mostly for the famous broken hills and Row of christmas trees.[2]
There are 4000 people living inside the National park area. They are mostly migrants and are involved in fishing and cultivation for their livelihood.[citation needed]
Threatsedit
The loss of tree diversity and population is due to encroachment for cultivation, invasion of weed species, grazing of cattle, collection of minor forest produces and fuel wood, fire hazard, expansion of network of roads and other infrastructure projects.
^Hossen, S; Hossain, Mk (2018-12-17). "Conservation status of tree species in Himchari National Park of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh". Journal of Biodiversity Conservation and Bioresource Management. 4 (2): 1–10. doi:10.3329/jbcbm.v4i2.39842. ISSN 2412-2416.
^"Discover and Explore Bangladesh | By Bangladesh.com | Himchari National Park, Cox's Bazaar". bangladesh.com. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
^"Himchari National Park". Nishorgo. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
January 01, 1970
himchari, national, park, bengali, মছড, উদ, major, national, park, nature, reserve, bangladesh, park, located, ramu, bazar, sadar, upazila, bazar, district, southeast, region, country, located, mainly, hills, adjoining, bengal, west, covers, approximately, mix. Himchari National Park Bengali হ মছড জ ত য উদ য ন is a major national park and nature reserve in Bangladesh The park is located at Ramu and Cox s Bazar Sadar Upazila Cox s Bazar District in the southeast region of the country It is located mainly on the hills and is adjoining to Bay of Bengal to the west Himchari National Park covers approximately 1 729 ha 17 29 km2 of mixed evergreen forests Biome It was declared a protected area in 1980 1 Himchari National ParkIUCN category IV habitat species management area Himchari National ParkLocation in BangladeshLocationCox s Bazar District Chittagong Division BangladeshNearest cityCox s BazarCoordinates21 21 17 4 N 92 02 50 0 E 21 354833 N 92 047222 E 21 354833 92 047222Area1729 00 hectaresEstablished15 2 1980 15 2 1980 Contents 1 Location 2 Administration 3 Biodiversity 3 1 Flora 3 2 Fauna 4 Human settlement 5 Threats 6 See also 7 ReferencesLocation editIt is located 13 km East of Cox s Bazar town The overall appearance of the forest is various patches of dense forest and grass lands The climate is generally humid and warm The park has tropical monsoons from June to September every year The soil is loamy clay and sandy loam at various places citation needed Administration editThe entire forest area is managed and is under the jurisdiction of Cox s Bazar South Forest Division There are four forest beats in the parks namely Kolatoli Chainda Jhilongja and Link Road The place is visited mostly for the famous broken hills and Row of christmas trees 2 Biodiversity edit nbsp Asian elephant in Himchori nbsp Great mormon Himchori This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed November 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message Flora edit The general walk in the forest is not easy due to hilly terrain and dense vegetation About 117 tree species belonging to 37 families have been recorded Some near endangered plant species recorded are Elaeis guineensis Garcinia lanceifolia Elaeocarpus tectorius Elaeocarpus floribundus Suregada multiflora Lithocarpus elegans var elegans and Acronychia pedunculata Fauna edit The fauna consists mainly of Ridley sea turtle 286 bird species 3 and 26 mammal species The barn swallow and Asian palm swift are common birds in the national park Mammals include Hoolock gibbon leopard cat fishing cat tiger Asian black bear sloth bear Asian elephant 4 wild boar Rhesus macaque and mongoose Human settlement editThere are 4000 people living inside the National park area They are mostly migrants and are involved in fishing and cultivation for their livelihood citation needed Threats editThe loss of tree diversity and population is due to encroachment for cultivation invasion of weed species grazing of cattle collection of minor forest produces and fuel wood fire hazard expansion of network of roads and other infrastructure projects See also edit nbsp Environment portal nbsp Bangladesh portal List of protected areas of BangladeshReferences edit Hossen S Hossain Mk 2018 12 17 Conservation status of tree species in Himchari National Park of Cox s Bazar Bangladesh Journal of Biodiversity Conservation and Bioresource Management 4 2 1 10 doi 10 3329 jbcbm v4i2 39842 ISSN 2412 2416 Cox s Bazar Banglapedia Discover and Explore Bangladesh By Bangladesh com Himchari National Park Cox s Bazaar bangladesh com Retrieved 2019 11 22 Himchari National Park Nishorgo Retrieved 2019 11 22 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Himchari National Park amp oldid 1148276518, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
