Langtang National Park
- Name
- Langtang National Park
- Category
- National Park
- Description
Langtang National Park is Nepal's first Himalayan national park, located closest to Kathmandu (approximately $50\text{ km}$ to the north).
Key Facts
- Area: $1,710\text{ km}^2$, with an additional buffer zone of $420\text{ km}^2$.
- Sacred Lakes: Houses the famous high-altitude Gosaikunda lake system ($4,380\text{ m}$), which is a Ramsar site and a sacred Hindu pilgrimage destination.
- Key Fauna: Red panda, snow leopard, Himalayan black bear, and Assam macaque.
- Disaster History: The park, particularly Langtang Valley, was severely impacted by the devastating earthquake of $2015$.
- Location / Province
- Rasuwa, Nuwakot, and Sindhupalchok districts (Bagmati Province)
- Established Year
- 1976