Balimela Wildlife Sanctuary

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Balimela Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Malkangiri district, Odisha, India.

It covers an area of 160 km². The terrain is hilly, and covered with mixed deciduous forests. [1] It is in the Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forests ecoregion.

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References

  1. Negi, Sharad Singh (1993). Biodiversity and Its Conservation in India. Indus Books. p. 241.

Coordinates: 18°13′17″N82°06′21″E / 18.221411°N 82.105731°E / 18.221411; 82.105731