- Orang Tiger Reserve is located in the Darrang and Sonitpur districts of Assam in India.
- The reserve is situated on the north bank of the Brahmaputra River.
- Orang Tiger Reserve is referred to as the “Mini Kaziranga National Park” due to its resemblance to Kaziranga National Park.
- In 1985, Orang was initially established as a wildlife sanctuary.
- In 1999, the Orang Wildlife Sanctuary was upgraded to the status of a national park. It was renamed as the Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park.
- In 2016, Orang National Park was declared as a tiger reserve under the Project Tiger initiative.
- It was the 49th Tiger Reserve in India.
- Area: The Orang Tiger Reserve encompasses a total area of approximately 492.46 square kilometers.
- Core- 79.28 sq.km
- Buffer- 413.18 sq.km
- Total- 492.46 sq.km
- River: The Orang Tiger Reserve is bordered by three rivers:
- Pachnoi River
- Dhanshiri River
- Belsiri River
- Flora: Rosewood, jackfruit, silk cotton tree, Indian gooseberry, brahmi, Grasslands etc.
- Fauna: Tiger, Great Indian One-horned Rhinoceros, Asian Elephant, Wild Water Buffalo, Pigmy Hog, Great Pied Hornbill, Indian Roller, Assam Roofed Turtle, Bengal Monitor Lizard etc.
- Orang Tiger Reserve is the only stronghold of One-horned Rhinoceros on the north bank of the Brahmaputra river.