Sinharaja Forest Reserve World Heritage Site

Official name

Sinharaja Forest Reserve | UNESCO

Country

Sri Lanka | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

Sabaragamuwa and Southern Provinces
6.4166° Lat, 80.5000° Lon | Map

Code

405

Time Zone

Asia/Colombo (+0530, +0530)

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Category

Natural

Description

Inscribed 1988. Located in south-west Sri Lanka, Sinharaja is the country's last viable area of primary tropical rainforest. More than 60% of the trees are endemic and many of them are considered rare. There is much endemic wildlife, especially birds, but the reserve is also home to over 50% of Sri Lanka's endemic species of mammals and butterflies, as well as many kinds of insects, reptiles and rare amphibians.