National parks in Malawi

National parks in Malawi

The national parks and wildlife sanctuaries are listed below from north to south.

Surname	size	founding year	IUCN	Type
Northern region
Nyika National Park	3,134 km²	1965	II	National park
Vwaza Marsh Game Reserve	986 km²	1977	IV	Wildlife sanctuary
Central region
Kasungu National Park	2,316 km²	1970	II	National park
Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve	1802 km²	1954	IV	Wildlife sanctuary
Southern Region
Lake Malawi National Park	94 km²	1980	II	National park
Liwonde National Park	538 km²	1973	II	National park
Majete Wildlife Reserve	691 km²	1955	IV	Wildlife sanctuary
Lengwe National Park	887 km²	1970	II	National park
Mwabvi Wildlife Reserve	350 km²	1953	IV	Wildlife sanctuary

Swell:

It should be noted that the Nyika National Park as a transnational park actually has a size of 3,214 km². 3,134 km² of which are on the Malawian side and 80 km² are on the Zambian side .

See also

• Natural parks in Africa

Individual evidence

1. ↑ IUCN Protected Areas Categories System - International Union for Conservation of Nature (accessed December 22, 2009)
2. ↑ Malawi - National Parks & Game Reserves - Africa Guide (accessed December 22, 2009)