# Chitwan National Park

_National park of Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Chitwan National Park is the first national park of Nepal and was established in 1973 as Royal Chitwan National Park. It was granted the status of a World Heritage Site in 1984. It covers an area of 952.63 km2 (367.81 sq mi) in the Terai region of south-central Nepal. It ranges in elevation from about 100 m (330 ft) in the river valleys to 815 m (2,674 ft) in the Sivalik Hills.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** national park ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1075023#P31))
- **Located in:** Nawalpur District (district of Nepal) › Gandaki Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1075023#P131))
- **Area:** 952.63 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1075023#P2046))
- **Heritage status:** World Heritage Site ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1075023#P1435))
- **Established:** 1973 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1075023#P571))
- **Official website:** chitwannationalpark.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1075023#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 27.5000, 84.3333

## Questions

**Where is Chitwan National Park located?**  
Chitwan National Park is located in Nawalpur District, Gandaki Province, Nepal.

## Related

- [Nawalpur District](https://diginpl.com/places/nawalpur-district)
- [Gandaki Province](https://diginpl.com/places/gandaki-province)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Chitwan National Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitwan_National_Park) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): चितवन राष्ट्रिय निकुञ्ज](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9E%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9C) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q1075023](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1075023) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Chitwan swamp.jpg by Vadim Tolbatov (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chitwan_swamp.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Chitwan National Park". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/chitwan-national-park. Retrieved 21 October 2026.