Madina Demba Forest Park

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Madina Demba Forest Park
Madina Demba Forest Park (Gambia)
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Coordinates: 13 ° 28 ′ 0 ″  N , 14 ° 45 ′ 0 ″  W.
Location: Central River , Gambia
Next city: Bansang
Surface: 2373 ha
Founding: January 1, 1954
Visitors: public
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The Madina Demba Forest Park is a forest area in the West African state of Gambia .

topography

The approximately 6.7 by 4.5 kilometers large area of ​​the tree savannah and is located in the Central River Region , in the District of Fulladu West . It is located south of the South Bank Road , Gambia's main trunk road , on the section between the towns of Janjanbureh and Bansang . The 2,373 hectare Madina Demba Forest Park is about ten kilometers after Janjanbureh and eight kilometers from Bansang.

In the dry season , the tree population is regularly threatened by bush fires .

There are a large number of warthogs ( Phacochoerus africanus ) in the park, but they are very shy.

Warthog ( Phacochoerus africanus )

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Craig Emms, Linda Barnett, Richard Human: The Gambia. The Bradt Travel Guide (= Bradt Travel Guide ). 2nd edition. Bradt Travel Guides, Chalfont St. Peter 2006, ISBN 1-84162-137-4
  2. Stephen C. Stringall, Dody Broyles: Gambia. International Travel Maps, Vancouver 2003, ISBN 1-55341-217-6 (map, 96 × 61 cm, 1: 350,000)