Wangchuck Centennial National Park
| Wangchuck Centennial National Park | |
| Protected Area | |
| Name origin: House of Wangchuck | |
| Country | Bhutan |
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| District | Bumthang, Gasa, Lhuntse, Trongsa, Wangdue Phodrang |
| Highest point | |
| - elevation | 5,100 m (16,732 ft) |
| Lowest point | |
| - elevation | 2,500 m (8,202 ft) |
| Area | 4,914 km2 (1,897 sq mi) |
| Date | December 12, 2008 |
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| Website: Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation | |
Coordinates: 27°48′43″N 90°39′28″E / 27.81194°N 90.65778°E
Wangchuck Centennial Park in northern Bhutan is the kingdom's largest national park, spanning 4,914 square kilometres (1,897 sq mi) over five districts, occupying significant portions of northern Bumthang, Lhuntse, and Wangdue Phodrang Districts. It borders Tibet to the north and is bound by tributaries of the Wong Chhu (Raidāk) basin to the west. Wangchuck Centennial directly abuts Jigme Dorji National Park, Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary, and Thrumshingla National Park in northern Bhutan, and is further connected to Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park in central Bhutan via biological corridors. Thus, most of northern Bhutan is part of these protected areas.
Wangchuck Centennial was established on December 12, 2008 in honor of the Wangchuck dynasty, founded in 1907. It contains headwaters of four major river systems: Punatsang Chhu, Mangde Chhu, Chamkhar Chhu, and Kuri Chhu. Wangchuck Centennial also contains the various middle-Himalayan ecological biomes, ranging from blue pine forests to alpine meadows, at altitudes from 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) to 5,100 metres (16,700 ft).
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