Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife reserve of Burma. It is located in Mohnyin Township

Mohnyin Township

Mohnyin Township is a township of Mohnyin District in the Kachin State of Burma . The principal town and administrative centre is Mohnyin...

 in Kachin State

Kachin State

Kachin State , is the northernmost state of Burma. It is bordered by China to the north and east; Shan State to the south; and Sagaing Division and India to the west. It lies between north latitude 23° 27' and 28° 25' longitude 96° 0' and 98° 44'. The area of Kachin State is . The capital of the...

. It occupies an area of 299.32 square miles (775.2 km²) and was established in 1999. The Ministry of Forestry of Myanmar Government announced Indawgyi Lake

Indawgyi Lake

Indawgyi Lake is one of the largest inland lakes in Southeast Asia. It is located in Mohnyin Township in the Kachin State of Burma. The lake measures east to west, and north to south. There are over 20 villages around the lake. The predominant ethnic groups living in the surroundings of the lake...

with surface area 64003 acres (25,901.1 ha) and five surrounding forest reserves with the area of 137386 acres (55,598.2 ha), totaling 201389 acres (81,499.3 ha) as “Inndawgyi Lake Sanctuary” with the Notification No (39/2004) dated 9-8-2004; On 18 December, 2003, it was recognized as ASEAN Heritage Park. The region is home to rare bird species and other wild animals including wild elephants, bantengs and gaurs, rare gibbon species and forest birds.

The 65 miles (104.6 km) ring-road of Indawgyi consists of

• Nantmong Village to Nyaungbin Village 25 miles (40.2 km)
• Nyaungbin Village to Chaungwa-Mana Khaw Village 22 miles (35.4 km)
• Mana Khaw Village to Nantmong Village 18 miles (29 km)