National parks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Nyiragongo lava lake in Virunga National Park

This list of national parks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo includes the 7 national parks (status: 09/2014).

• Garamba National Park , 5,000 km², founded on March 17, 1938
• Kahuzi-Biéga National Park , 6,000 km², founded in 1970
• Kundelungu National Park
• Maiko National Park , 10,830 km², founded in 1970
• Salonga National Park
• Upemba National Park , 11,730 km², founded in 1939
• Virunga National Park , 7835 km², founded in 1925

• Okapi Game Reserve (Note: This is not a national park.)

Web links

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• http://www.africasunnews.com/national_parks.html