Haringhata forest

Haringhata Forest , also spelt Horinghata, is a mangrove forest and designated eco-park located in Patharghata Upazila of Barguna District in southern Bangladesh. Situated at the confluence of the Baleshwar River and the Bishkhali River near the Bay of Bengal, the forest covers approximately 3,685 acres (14.91 km2; 1,491 ha) under the Patharghata Forest Range of the Patuakhali Coastal Forest Division. The forest originated from a coastal afforestation programme begun in 1967 by the Bangladesh Forest Department, primarily using Sonneratia apetala (Keora) to stabilise newly accreted mudflats and to serve as a greenbelt against cyclonic storm surges. Over subsequent decades the plantation underwent natural ecological succession, developing into a complex mangrove ecosystem that supports a large population of chital (spotted deer), estimated at approximately 5,000 individuals. The toponym Haringhata translates from Bengali as "the riverbank of the deer". In 2011 the Bangladesh government designated the area as an eco-park to promote regulated ecotourism.

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