Loimwe Protected Area

Loimwe Protected Area
Loimwe Protected Area
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
	Location in Myanmar
Location	Shan Hills, Myanmar
Coordinates	21°12′N 99°46′E / 21.200°N 99.767°E
Area	41.35 km2 (15.97 sq mi)
Established	1996
Governing body	Forest Department of Kengtung Township
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Loimwe Protected Area is a protected area in Myanmar's Shan State, covering 41.35 km² (15.97 sq mi).^[1] It ranges in elevation from 925 to 1,920 m (3,035 to 6,299 ft) and harbours dry hill forest interspersed with pine trees. It was established in 1996 and is managed by the Forest Department of Kengtung Township.^[2]

References

^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Loimwe Protected Area". Protected Planet.
^ Beffasti, L.; Gallanti, V., eds. (2011). "Loimwe". Myanmar Protected Areas: Context, Current Status and Challenges (PDF). Milano, Yangon: Istituto Oikos, Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association. pp. 56–57.

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[wdpa-1] World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Loimwe Protected Area". Protected Planet.

[MPA2011-2] Beffasti, L.; Gallanti, V., eds. (2011). "Loimwe". Myanmar Protected Areas: Context, Current Status and Challenges (PDF). Milano, Yangon: Istituto Oikos, Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association. pp. 56–57.

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v t e National parks and reserves in Myanmar
National parks	Alaungdaw Kathapa Bwe Par Taung Hkakaborazi Imawbum Inkhaingbum Lampi Island Lenya (proposed) Natmataung Popa Mountain Tanintharyi (proposed)
Wildlife Sanctuaries	Bumhpa Bum Chatthin Chungponkan Hponkanrazi Htamanthi Hukaung Valley Indawgyi Lake¹ Inlay Lake¹ Irrawaddy Dolphin Kahilu Kelatha Kyaikhtiyo Kyauk Pan Taung Lawkananda Loimwe Mahamyaing Meinmahla Kyun¹ Minsontaung Minwuntaung Moeyungyi Wetland¹ Moscos Islands Mulayit North Zamrari Panlaung and Padalin Cave Parsar Pitaung Pyin-O-Lwin Rakhine Yoma Se Taung Shwesettaw Shwe-U-Daung Tanintharyi Taunggyi Thamihla Kyun Wetthegan
Parks	Hlawga Hpabaubg Taung Kandawgyi Myaing Hay Wun Sein Ye
Ramsar sites	Gulf of Mottama Nathar Island and Mayyu Estuary
¹ Also a Ramsar site Myanmar portal

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