Address: Orang, No.3 Shyampurchapari, Assam, India – 784114.
Location: 26.5568148°N 92.3279016°E
Official Website:
https://forest.assam.gov.in/
Established in: 1985, Declared as a National Park on 13 April 1999.
Nearest Airport: Salonibari village in Tezpur(60 kms)
Nearest Railway Stations: Saloni Railway Station(55 kms) and Rangapara Railway Station.
Nearest Bus Stop: Tezpur, Orang
About: Orang National Park is a national park in India located on the northern bank of the Brahmaputra River in the Darrang and Sonitpur districts of Assam. It is rich in flora and fauna, including great Indian rhinoceros, pygmy hog, Asian elephant, wild water buffalo and the Bengal tiger. It is the only stronghold of the rhinoceros on the north bank of the Brahmaputra. The park is thus formed of alluvial flood plains of the many rivers and is an integral part of the Indo-Burma hotspot of biodiversity. The total area of the park has been classified by type of terrain: Eastern Himalayan moist deciduous forest, Eastern seasonal swamp forest, Eastern wet alluvial grassland, Savannah grassland, Degraded grassland, Bodies of water, Moist sandy area, Dry sandy area.
