Mkomazi National Park

Mkomazi National Park IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Bush in the Mkomazi
location	Tanzania
surface	3,245 km²
WDPA ID	1402
Geographical location	4 ° 10 '  S , 38 ° 10'  E Coordinates: 4 ° 9 '46 "  S , 38 ° 10' 18"  E
Setup date	1951
administration	Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA)

The Mkomazi National Park is a national park in Tanzania . It consists of the two game reserves Mkomazi (2,010 km²) and Umba (1,224 km²), but was only officially designated in 2008 after it had previously existed as a nature reserve .

The area is located in northeastern Tanzania in the regions of Kilimanjaro and Tanga, six kilometers from the city of Same, about 300 kilometers from Kilimanjaro . The national park borders directly on the Kenyan national park Tsavo-West , so it covers a total of more than 3000 km².

Flora and fauna

The vegetation consists of typical savannah , which is bordered by the Usambara and Pare mountains . The predominant tree species is the acacia.

The rhino conservation project in this area is well known, but the animals are kept under lock and key to protect them from poaching . Tourists are allowed to visit the rhinos . With a bit of luck, you can see elephants , lions , cheetahs , leopards , giraffes and African wild dogs in the Mkomazi National Park area .

Web links

Commons : Mkomazi National Park  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Tanzania National Parks

Individual evidence

1. ↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Mkomazi National Park (English)
2. ↑ Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) ( Memento of the original from March 18, 2012 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 28, 2013.