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.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyZimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority 1 IUCN Category Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 Governing Body
Governing Body (category)Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority 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
Infobox: governing_body
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.
View the Source2. Hwange National Park (Wikidata)
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Wikidata: Hwange National Park
- Wikidata Q1571380, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Part Of: Zimbabwe, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
View the SourceWikidata: Zimbabwe
On Continent: Africa, Wikidata item for Zimbabwe, property P30 (continent)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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