Buxa Hills

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Buxa Hills is a forested hilly region in northern West Bengal, India, known for its rich biodiversity and inclusion within the ecologically important Buxa landscape of the eastern Himalayas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
hilly region
administrativeDivision Alipurduar district NERFINISHED
biogeographicZone Himalayan zone
climate humid subtropical
conservationStatus ecologically important landscape
containsProtectedArea Buxa National Park NERFINISHED
Buxa Tiger Reserve NERFINISHED
containsSettlement Buxa Fort area NERFINISHED
country India
ecoregionType Himalayan foothill ecosystem
subtropical forest
elevationRange low to moderate elevation
floraFaunaImportance habitat for endangered species
governingState Government of West Bengal NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic biodiversity-rich
forested
hasLandform low to mid-elevation hills
hasVegetation subtropical broadleaf forest
tropical moist deciduous forest
hydrology drained by tributaries of the Brahmaputra basin
knownFor bird diversity
elephant habitat
rich biodiversity
scenic forested hills
tiger habitat
languageRegion Bengali-speaking region
locatedIn Alipurduar district NERFINISHED
West Bengal
eastern Himalayan foothills
northern West Bengal
locatedNear Assam border
Bhutan border
nearestTown Alipurduar NERFINISHED
Jayanti NERFINISHED
partOf Buxa landscape NERFINISHED
Dooars region NERFINISHED
Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot NERFINISHED
eastern Himalayas NERFINISHED
region Dooars NERFINISHED
state West Bengal
timeZone Indian Standard Time
tourismType ecotourism destination
transportAccess accessible from Alipurduar by road

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Buxa Tiger Reserve borderedBy Buxa Hills