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National parks · 55 parks

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Ukraine has 55 national parks covering about 15,404 km² in total. The largest is Podilski Tovtry National Park (2,613 km²); the oldest, Synevyr National Nature Park, dates from 1974.

Podilski Tovtry National Park Podilski Tovtry National Park2,613 km² · since 1996 Meotyda National Nature Park Meotyda National Nature Park2,072 km² · since 2009 Upper Pobuzhia National Nature Park Upper Pobuzhia National Nature Park1,080 km² · since 2013 Azov National Nature Park Azov National Nature Park781 km² · since 2010 Azov-Syvash National Nature Park Azov-Syvash National Nature Park526 km² · since 1993 Carpathian National Nature Park Carpathian National Nature Park516 km² · since 1980 Shatsk National Natural Park Shatsk National Natural Park490 km² · since 1983 National Nature Park Holy Mountains National Nature Park Holy Mountains406 km² · since 1997 Synevyr National Nature Park Synevyr National Nature Park404 km² · since 1974 National Nature Park Prypiat-Stokhid National Nature Park Prypiat-Stokhid393 km² · since 2007 Uzhanskyi National Nature Park Uzhanskyi National Nature Park392 km² · since 1999 National Nature Park Skole Beskids National Nature Park Skole Beskids353 km² · since 1999 National Nature Park Ivory Coast of Sviatoslav National Nature Park Ivory Coast of Sviatoslav352 km² · since 2009 Tsumanska Pushcha National Nature Park Tsumanska Pushcha National Nature Park335 km² · since 2010 Hutsulshchyna National Nature Park Hutsulshchyna National Nature Park323 km² · since 2002 Mezyn National Nature Park Mezyn National Nature Park310 km² · since 2006 Tuzly Lagoons National Nature Park Tuzly Lagoons National Nature Park279 km² · since 2010 Pushcha Radzivila National Nature Park Pushcha Radzivila National Nature Park243 km² · since 2022 Hetman National Nature Park Hetman National Nature Park234 km² · since 2009 Lower Dniester National Nature Park Lower Dniester National Nature Park213 km² · since 2008 Karmeliukove Podillia Karmeliukove Podillia202 km² · since 2009 National Nature Park Great Meadow National Nature Park Great Meadow168 km² · since 2006 Desna-Stara Huta National Nature Park Desna-Stara Huta National Nature Park162 km² · since 1999 National Nature Park Northern Podillia National Nature Park Northern Podillia156 km² · since 2010 National Nature Park Zalissia National Nature Park Zalissia148 km² · since 2009 Halych National Nature Park Halych National Nature Park147 km² · since 2004 National Nature Park Homilsha Woods National Nature Park Homilsha Woods143 km² · since 2004 Boikivshchyna National Nature Park Boikivshchyna National Nature Park122 km² · since 2019 Kamianska Sich National Nature Park Kamianska Sich National Nature Park122 km² · since 2019 Pyriatyn National Nature Park Pyriatyn National Nature Park120 km² · since 2009 Verkhovyna National Nature Park Verkhovyna National Nature Park120 km² · since 2010 Vyzhnytsia National Nature Park Vyzhnytsia National Nature Park112 km² · since 1995 Syniohora National Nature Park Syniohora National Nature Park109 km² · since 2009 Dniester Canyon National Nature Park Dniester Canyon National Nature Park108 km² · since 2010 Dzharylhach National Nature Park Dzharylhach National Nature Park100 km² · since 2009 Ichnia National Nature Park Ichnia National Nature Park97 km² · since 2004 Khotyn National Nature Park Khotyn National Nature Park94 km² · since 2010 Royal Beskids National Nature Park Royal Beskids National Nature Park90 km² · since 2020 Oleshky Sands National Nature Park Oleshky Sands National Nature Park80 km² · since 2010 Lower Sula National Nature Park Lower Sula National Nature Park79 km² · since 2010 Cheremosh National Nature Park Cheremosh National Nature Park71 km² · since 2009 Yavoriv National Nature Park Yavoriv National Nature Park71 km² · since 1998 Kremenets Mountains National Nature Park Kremenets Mountains National Nature Park70 km² · since 2009 National Nature Park Bug Gard National Nature Park Bug Gard61 km² · since 2009 Zacharovany Krai National Nature Park Zacharovany Krai National Nature Park61 km² · since 2009 Lower Polissia National Nature Park Lower Polissia National Nature Park60 km² · since 2013 Derman-Ostroh National Nature Park Derman-Ostroh National Nature Park54 km² · since 2009 Sloboda National Nature Park Sloboda National Nature Park52 km² · since 2009 Holosiivskyi National Nature Park Holosiivskyi National Nature Park45 km² · since 2008 Bile Ozero National Nature Park Bile Ozero National Nature Park34 km² · since 2009 Dvorichna National Nature Park Dvorichna National Nature Park31 km² · since 2009 Kholodnyi Yar National Nature Park Kholodnyi Yar National Nature ParkNational park Kreminna Woods National Nature Park Kreminna Woods National Nature ParkNational park Kuialnyk National Nature Park Kuialnyk National Nature Parksince 2022 Lower Dnieper National Nature Park Lower Dnieper National Nature Parksince 2015

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National parks in Ukraine at a glance

Ukraine has 55 national parks covering about 15,404 km² — roughly 2.6% of the country's 603,550 km². The 3 largest parks together account for 37% of that area.

Largest national parks

  1. Podilski Tovtry National Park — 2,613 km², since 1996
  2. Meotyda National Nature Park — 2,072 km², since 2009
  3. Upper Pobuzhia National Nature Park — 1,080 km², since 2013
  4. Azov National Nature Park — 781 km², since 2010
  5. Azov-Syvash National Nature Park — 526 km², since 1993

Oldest national parks

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Frequently asked questions

How many national parks are there in Ukraine?

Ukraine has 55 national parks covering about 15,404 km² in total. The largest is Podilski Tovtry National Park (2,613 km²); the oldest, Synevyr National Nature Park, dates from 1974.

What are the largest national parks in Ukraine?

Podilski Tovtry National Park (2,613 km²), Meotyda National Nature Park (2,072 km²), Upper Pobuzhia National Nature Park (1,080 km²), Azov National Nature Park (781 km²) and Azov-Syvash National Nature Park (526 km²).

How much of Ukraine is national park?

About 2.6% of the country — 15,404 km² of national parks out of 603,550 km² in total.

What is the oldest national park in Ukraine?

Synevyr National Nature Park, established in 1974, followed by Carpathian National Nature Park (1980), Shatsk National Natural Park (1983) and Azov-Syvash National Nature Park (1993).