Kotgarh Wildlife Sanctuary
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| କୋଟଗଡ ବନ୍ୟଜନ୍ତୁ ସଂରକ୍ଷଣାଳୟ | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
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 Location of Kotgarh Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha
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| Nearest city | Baliguda |
| Coordinates | 19°51′36″N 83°37′16″E / 19.8601157°N 83.621099°E |
| Area | 399.05 km2 (154.07 sq mi) |
| Designation | Wildlife Sanctuary |
| Designated | December 3, 1981 |
| Governing body | Divisional Forest Officer,Baliguda Division,Kandhamal district, Ministry of Forest and Environment, Government of Odisha |
Kotgarh Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the Baliguda subdivision of Kandhamal district of Odisha state in India. It is classified as an Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forest. Around 52 tribal villages such as Kutia Kondh and Desia Kondh inhabit the sanctuary.
Designated and proposed reserve forests include Madagoda 36.02 km2 (14 sq mi), Haripur 42.66 km2 (16 sq mi), Lassery72.96 km2 (28 sq mi), Bonduru3.67 km2 (1 sq mi), Supamaha7.55 km2 (3 sq mi), Killangi6.073 km2 (2 sq mi), Subarnagiri30.04 km2 (12 sq mi) and Guma14.04 km2 (5 sq mi). Kotgarh sanctuary spreads over Kotgarh jurisdiction, Tumudibandha range and Daringbadi block in Kandhamal district.
Kotgarh is nominated to be a part of the proposed 14 elephant corridors for safe movement of the elephants which frequently come out of their habitation in search of food and water.
The main vegetation of the sanctuary consists of dense moist deciduous forests with grasslands. The floral diversity of the sanctuary consists of 650 plant species that include angiosperms, pteridophytes, gymnosperms, bryophytes, lichens and fungi. The dominant flora includes Sal, Piasal, Sisoo, Kendu, Gambhari, Asan, Kusum, Harida, Bahada, Amala, Mango, Tamarind, Mahua, Jackfruit, Randhan, Kangada, Jamun, Salapo,Bheru, Arjun, Char, Dhaura and Kochila.
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