• Located in Mohnyin Township of Kachin State.

Area

• 299.32 square miles.

Year of Establishment

• Established in 1999.

Climate

• It has an annual year round raining season with an average 1440 mm rainfall. In summer, average temperature is 27.9'C and in the cold season 17.2'C.

Access

• Yangon to Mohnyin 700 miles, Mohnyin to Hopin, 45 miles of all - weather road and Hopin to Lontene village, 27 miles of fair - weather road.

Objectives

• (a) To conserve the largest inland lake in Southeast Asia.
• (b) To protec resident water birds, migratory birds and forest dwelling birds.
• (c) To conserve Indawgyi watershed area.
• (d) to promote ecotourism in the region.

Wildlife

• Leopard, golden cat, the malaya sun bear, gaur, banteng or wild cow, serow, goral, sport-billed pelican, vulture, other water birds, 120 species of forest birds Myanmar peacock and Soft-shell turtle are present.