Donana National Park is a natural reserve in Andalusia, southern Spain, spanning the provinces of Huelva, Cadiz and Seville, established in 1969 and covering 543 square kilometres at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River. The park protects one of Europe's most important wetland systems, a critical stopover and wintering site for hundreds of thousands of migratory waterfowl travelling between Europe and Africa, alongside a resident population of the critically endangered Iberian lynx. It is jointly managed by Spain's National Parks Autonomous Agency and the Regional Government of Andalusia, and it holds a triple international designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994, a Ramsar Wetland since 1982, and a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 International DesignationRamsar Site (Wetland of International Importance) 1 International DesignationUNESCO World Heritage Site 1 International DesignationUNESCO Biosphere Reserve 1 Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyNational Parks Autonomous Agency and Regional Government of Andalusia, Spain 1 IUCN Category Governing Body
Governing Body (category)Spanish National Parks Autonomous Agency 1 FAQs
Who is Doñana National Park named after?
It is named after Doña Ana de Silva y Mendoza, wife of the 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia.
Doñana National Park is named after Doña Ana de Silva y Mendoza, the wife of the 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia. She moved to a country retreat on the land called the Coto de Doña Ana, the Doña Ana Game Preserve, and that name is the origin of the park's present name.
Connections
Associated With
Source Donana National Park (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Donana National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Doñana National Park or Parque Nacional y Natural de Doñana is a natural reserve in Andalusia, southern Spain, in the provinces of Huelva (most of its territory within the municipality of Almonte), Cádiz and Seville. It covers 543 km2 (209.65 mi2), of which 135 km2 (52.12 mi2) are a protected area.
Infobox: governing_body
National Parks Autonomous Agency and Regional Government of Andalusia
Introduction
Donana National Park is a natural reserve in Andalusia, southern Spain, spanning the provinces of Huelva, Cadiz and Seville, established in 1969 and covering 543 square kilometres at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River.
Governing body field (existing citation)
National Parks Autonomous Agency and Regional Government of Andalusia, Spain
entity-description, international-designation unesco-world-heritage-site
It is jointly managed by Spain's National Parks Autonomous Agency and the Regional Government of Andalusia, and it holds a triple international designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994, a Ramsar Wetland since 1982, and a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
entity-description, international-designation unesco-biosphere-reserve
It is jointly managed by Spain's National Parks Autonomous Agency and the Regional Government of Andalusia, and it holds a triple international designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994, a Ramsar Wetland since 1982, and a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
entity-description, international-designation ramsar-site
It is jointly managed by Spain's National Parks Autonomous Agency and the Regional Government of Andalusia, and it holds a triple international designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994, a Ramsar Wetland since 1982, and a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
Part Of: Spain, Lead paragraph
Natural de Doñana is a natural reserve in Andalusia, southern Spain,
On Continent: Europe
Doñana National Park or Parque Nacional y Natural de Doñana is a natural reserve in Andalusia, southern Spain, in the provinces of Huelva (most of its territory within the municipality of Almonte), Cádiz and Seville.
View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.
View At A Past Year
Choose a year to see this entry's facts and connections as the atlas records them at that moment: what it held then, what it held instead, and what it had not yet adopted. Choose Present for the current record.