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The P.A. is located between geographical co-ordinates: 20º -12’-30” and 20º-26’-03” N latitudes and 85-49’-35” and 85- 34’-42” E longitudes. The sanctuary area is 193.39 sq. Km. and exists in two parts. The major part contains an area of 172.12 sq. Km. while the other part, Bharatpur- Jagannathprasad sector contain 19.275 sq. Km. The later part, under the Bhubaneswar Range is disjointed from the main body of the sanctuary by a 1Km. wide private village land at Kujimahal.
The sanctuary is administered through 4 Forest Ranges with headquarters as mentioned below.
| Sl.No. |
Range headquarters |
Name of Range |
Sanctuary area of Range. |
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2. |
3. |
4. |
| (i) |
Bhubaneswar |
BhubaneswarWildlifeRange |
1,927.56 ha) |
| (ii) |
Chandaka |
Chandaka Wildlife Range |
5,623.90 ha) |
| (iii) |
Minchinpatna |
Haladia Wildlife Range |
4,742.00 ha) |
| (iv) |
Damparagarh |
Dampara Wildlife Range |
7,046.00 ha) |
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