Boatin Reserve
| Boatin Reserve | |
|---|---|
| Location | Teteven Municipality, Lovech Province, Bulgaria |
| Nearest city | Teteven |
| Coordinates | 42°48′10″N 24°16′9″E / 42.80278°N 24.26917°E |
| Area | 15.97 km2 |
| Established | 1948 |
| Governing body | Ministry of Environment and Water |
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Boatin (Bulgarian: Боатин) is a nature reserve in Central Balkan National Park, located in the Balkan Mountains of central Bulgaria. It spans a territory of 1597 ha or 15.97 km2 and was declared in June 1948 to protect old-growth beech forests. Boatin was declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1977, and since 2016 the whole national park was added in the programme. It is a strict nature reserve (1st category protected territory according to Bulgarian legislation and IUCN classification).