List of national parks of Sri Lanka

Template:Short description National parks are a class of protected areas in Sri Lanka and are administered by the Department of Wildlife Conservation. National parks are governed by the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance (No. 2) of 1937 and may be created, amended or abolished by ministerial order.<ref name=IUCN>Template:Cite book</ref> All of the land in national parks are state-owned and the entire habitat is protected.<ref name=IUCN/> Activities prohibited in national parks include hunting, killing or removing any wild animal; destroying eggs/nests of birds and reptiles; disturbing of wild animals; interfering in the breeding of any animal; felling/damaging of any plant; breaking up land for cultivation/mining/other purpose; kindling/carrying of fire; and possessing/using any trap/explosive/poison to damage animal or plant life.<ref name=IUCN/> Visitors are allowed to enter national parks but only for the purpose of observing flora and fauna and with a permit.<ref name=DWC/> There are currently 26 national parks which together cover an area of Template:Convert.<ref name=DWC/>

National parks

National park	Image	Location	Established <ref name=DWC>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=DoS>Template:Cite book</ref>	Area<ref name=DWC /><ref name=DoS /><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
				km2	mi2
Adam’s Bridge		Northern Province	Template:Dts	Template:Convert
Angammedilla		North Central Province	Template:Dts	Template:Convert
Bundala		Southern Province	Template:Dts	Template:Convert
Chundikkulam		Northern Province	Template:Dts	Template:Convert
Delft		Northern Province	Template:Dts	Template:Convert
Flood Plains		North Central Province	Template:Dts	Template:Convert
Gal Oya		Eastern Province Uva Province	Template:Dts	Template:Convert
Galway's Land		Central Province	Template:Dts	Template:Convert
Hikkaduwa		Southern Province	Template:Dts	Template:Convert
Horagolla		Western Province	Template:Dts	Template:Convert
Horowpathana		North Central Province	Template:Dts	Template:Convert
Horton Plains		Central Province	Template:Dts	Template:Convert
Kaudulla		North Central Province	Template:Dts	Template:Convert
Kumana (Yala East)		Eastern Province	Template:Dts	Template:Convert
Lahugala Kitulana		Eastern Province	Template:Dts	Template:Convert
Lunugamvehera		Southern Province Uva Province	Template:Dts	Template:Convert
Madhu Road		Northern Province	Template:Dts	Template:Convert
Maduru Oya		Eastern Province Uva Province	Template:Dts	Template:Convert
Minneriya		North Central Province	Template:Dts	Template:Convert
Pigeon Island		Eastern Province	Template:Dts	Template:Convert
Somawathiya		Eastern Province North Central Province	Template:Dts	Template:Convert
Udawalawe		Sabaragamuwa Province Uva Province	Template:Dts	Template:Convert
Ussangoda		Southern Province	Template:Dts	Template:Convert
Wasgamuwa		Central Province North Central Province	Template:Dts	Template:Convert
Wilpattu		North Central Province North Western Province	Template:Dts	Template:Convert
Yala (Ruhuna)		Southern Province Uva Province	Template:Dts	Template:Convert
Total				Template:Convert

External links

• Department of Wildlife Conservation, Sri Lanka