Rusizi National Park

Rusizi Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Burundi, next to the Rusizi River.[2] It is 15 km north of the city of Bujumbura and home to hippopotamuses and sitatungas.[3] Gustave, a Nile crocodile rumored to have killed 300 people lives here.

Rusizi Nature Reserve
Réserve naturelle du Rusizi
IUCN category II (national park)
Hippopotamuses in Rusizi Nature Reserve
A map of Burundi showing the location of Rusizi Nature Reserve
LocationBurundi
Nearest cityBujumbura
Coordinates3°14′52″S 29°13′50″E
Area90 km2 (35 sq mi)
Established1980
Governing bodyOffice Burundais pour la Protection de l'Environnement
Official nameParc National de la Rusizi
Designated5 June 2002
Reference no.1180[1]

References

  1. "Parc National de la Rusizi". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. World Database of Protected Areas (2021). "Réserve naturelle du Rusizi". Protected Planet.
  3. Pitcher, Gemma; David Andrew; Kate Armstrong; James Bainbridge (2007). Africa. Lonely Planet. pp. 616. ISBN 1-74104-482-0.
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