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Mapungubwe National Park

National Park

Mapungubwe National Park lies in South Africa's Limpopo province near the town of Musina, at the meeting point of South Africa, Botswana, and Zimbabwe, and covers about 280 square kilometers. First protected in 1998 as Vhembe-Dongola National Park, it was renamed Mapungubwe National Park and formally opened in 2004, and its Iron Age landscape was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape in 2003. The park preserves Mapungubwe Hill, capital of the Iron Age Kingdom of Mapungubwe and the find site of the renowned Golden Rhinoceros figurine, alongside acacia and mopane woodland that supports 387 recorded bird species and functions as a lion conservation unit.

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 2
Established Year
1995 2
Area (sq km)
152.37 2
Governing Body
South African National Parks 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
South African National Parks 1
Sources
1. Mapungubwe National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikipedia lead extract, realm terrestrial
    Mapungubwe National Park is a national park in the Limpopo Province of South Africa.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    South African National Parks
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    South African National Parks
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2. Wikidata: Mapungubwe National Park
  • Wikidata Q1892156, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
  • Wikidata Q1892156 P31 instance-of
  • Wikidata Q1892156 P571 inception
  • Part Of: South Africa, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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Wikidata: South Africa
On Continent: Africa, Wikidata item for South Africa, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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