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Marakele National Park

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Marakele National Park lies near the town of Thabazimbi in South Africa's Limpopo province, within the Waterberg Biosphere, and was established in 1994, covering about 670 square kilometers. Its landscape centers on the Waterberg massif and includes Waterberg moist bushveld, mixed bushveld, and the Apiesrivierpoort forest, home to all of the so called big five species after buffalo were reintroduced in 2013. The park hosts about 250 bird species and holds the largest colony of Cape vultures in the world, with around 800 breeding pairs.

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 2
Established Year
1944 2
Area (sq km)
670 1
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. Marakele National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, area_km2 (converted to square kilometres where the infobox gives another unit)
  • Wikipedia lead extract, realm terrestrial
    Marakele National Park is a National Park, part of the Waterberg Biosphere in Limpopo Province, 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: Marakele National Park
  • Wikidata Q1892280, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q1892280 P31 instance-of
  • Wikidata Q1892280 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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