Global InformationUzunbodzhak information
| Uzunbodzhak Biosphere Reserve | |
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IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve) | |
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  Location of Uzunbodzhak Reserve | |
| Location | Municipalities of Malko Tarnovo and Tsarevo, Burgas Province, Bulgaria |
| Nearest city | Malko Tarnovo, Tsarevo |
| Coordinates | 42°04′01.2″N 27°46′58.8″E / 42.067000°N 27.783000°E |
| Area | 25.296 km2 |
| Established | 1956 |
| Governing body | Ministry of Environment and Water |
Uzunbodzhak (Bulgarian: Узунбоджак), also transliterated as Ouzounboudjak is an UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, one of the five nature reserves in Strandzha Nature Park in south-eastern Bulgaria. The reserve is sometimes called Lopushna (Bulgarian: Лопушна).[1] Uzunbodzhak was established on 13 December 1956 and was included in the UNESCO network of biosphere reserves in March 1977.[2] It covers an area of 2529.6 hectares, or 25.296 km2.[2] All economic activities are prohibited on the territory of the reserve.[3]
- ^ "Strandzha Nature Park: Nature Reserves". Official Site of Strandzha Nature Park. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Register of the Protected Territories and Zones in Bulgaria". Official Site of the Executive Environment Agency of Bulgaria. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ "Uzunbodzhak Biosphere Reserve". Official Site of UNESCO. Retrieved 19 June 2016.