Global InformationTutuaca Flora and Fauna Protection Area information
| Tutuaca Flora and Fauna Protection Area | |
|---|---|
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[1] | |
  location in Mexico | |
| Location | Chihuahua and Sonora, Mexico |
| Coordinates | 28°28′53.3″N 108°14′59.6″W / 28.481472°N 108.249889°W |
| Area | 436,986 ha (1,687.21 sq mi) |
| Designated | 2001 |
| Administrator | National Commission of Natural Protected Areas |
Tutuaca Flora and Fauna Protection Area is a protected area in the states of Chihuahua and Sonora in northwestern Mexico. It lies in the Sierra Madre Occidental, and covers an area of 4369.86 km2.[1] To the southeast it adjoins Papigochic Flora and Fauna Protection Area.
It preserves a portion of the Sierra Madre Occidental pine–oak forests.
The reserve was designated in 2001.[1]
- ^ a b c UNEP-WCMC (2021). "Protected Area Profile for Meseta de Cacaxtla from the World Database of Protected Areas". Accessed 28 August 2021. [1]