Kilimanjaro National Park
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IUCN category II (national park)
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Entrance to Kilimanjaro National Park
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Location | Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania |
Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Area | 1,688 square kilometres (652 sq mi) |
Established | 1973[1] |
Visitors | c. 52,000 per year[2] |
Governing body | Tanzania National Parks Authority |
Type | Natural |
Criteria | vii |
Designated | 1987 (11th session) |
Reference no. | 403 |
State Party | Tanzania |
Region | Africa |
Kilimanjaro National Park is a Tanzanian national park, located 300 kilometres (190 mi) south of the equator[1] and in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania. The park is located near the city of Moshi.[3] The park includes the whole of Mount Kilimanjaro above the tree line and the surrounding montane forest belt above 1,820 metres (5,970 ft).[3][1] It covers an area of 1,688 square kilometres (652 sq mi), 2°50'–3°10'S latitude, 37°10'–37°40'E longitude.[1] The park is administered by the Tanzania National Parks Authority (TNPA).[4]
The park generated US $51 million in revenue in 2013,[5]:285 the second-most of any Tanzanian national park,[6]:258 and was one of only two Tanzanian national parks to generate a surplus during the 2012-13 budget year.[7] (The Ngorongoro Conservation Area, which includes the heavily visited Ngorongoro Crater, is not a national park.) The fees for park usage and for climbing Mount Kilimanjaro during the 2015-16 budget year are published on the Internet. TNPA has reported that the park recorded 58,460 tourists during the 2012-13 budget year, of whom 54,584 were foreigners.[7] Of the park's 57,456 tourists during the 2011-12 budget year, 16,425 hiked the mountain, which was well below the capacity of 28,470 as specified in the park's General Management Plan.[8]
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History
In the early twentieth century, Mount Kilimanjaro and the adjacent forests were declared a game reserve by the German colonial government.[3] In 1921, it was designated a forest reserve.[3] In 1973, the mountain above the tree line (about 2,700 metres (8,900 ft)) was reclassified as a national park.[1] The park was declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 1987.[3] In 2005, the park was expanded to include the entire montane forest, which previously was under the Kilimanjaro Forest Reserve.[1][3]
Fauna
A variety of animals can be found in the park. Above the timberline, the Kilimanjaro tree hyrax, the grey duiker, and rodents are frequently encountered.[3] The bushbuck and red duiker appear above the timerline in places.[3] Cape buffaloes are found in the montane forest and occasionally in the moorland and grassland.[3] Elephants can be found between the Namwai and Tarakia rivers and sometimes occur at higher elevations.[3] In the montane forests, blue monkeys, western black and white colobuses, bushbabies, and leopards can be found.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Kilimanjaro National Park World Heritage Site, Tanzania National Parks
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 Kilimanjaro National Park, World Heritage Center, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
- ↑ Mount Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania National Parks Authority
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Park arrivals highlights, Tourism Performance, Corporate Information, Tanzania National Parks, accessed 9 November 2015
- ↑ "PRESS STATEMENT: NUMBER OF MOUNT KILIMANJARO CLIMBERS NOT A THREAT", Tanzania National Parks, 5 March 2014, accessed 31 July 2015
- IUCN Category II
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- National parks of Tanzania
- World Heritage Sites in Tanzania
- Mount Kilimanjaro
- Geography of the Kilimanjaro Region
- Protected areas established in 1973
- 1973 establishments in Tanzania
- Visitor attractions in the Kilimanjaro Region