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Hwange National Park

National Park

Hwange National Park is a national park in western Zimbabwe near the border with Botswana, established as a game reserve in 1928 on former royal hunting grounds and later designated a national park, becoming the largest protected area in the country. The park protects a landscape of Kalahari sand woodland, grassland and seasonal pans and is home to one of the largest elephant populations in Africa, alongside lion, buffalo and endangered African wild dog, with an extensive network of artificial waterholes helping sustain wildlife through the dry season. It is managed by the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority.

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 1
Area (sq km)
14,651 1
Governing Body
Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority 1
IUCN Category
II 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
Sources
1. Hwange National Park - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, established
    1928 as a Game Reserve (1961 as a National Park)
  • Infobox, area_km2
    14651
  • Infobox, governing_body
    Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority
  • Infobox, iucn_category
    II
  • Governing body field (existing citation)
    Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority
  • entity-description, realm terrestrial
    The park protects a landscape of Kalahari sand woodland, grassland and seasonal pans and is home to one of the largest elephant populations in Africa, alongside lion, buffalo and endangered African wild dog, with an extensive network of artificial waterholes helping sustain wildlife through the dry season.
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