| Rusizi National Park | |
|---|---|
| Réserve naturelle du Rusizi | |
| IUCN category II (national park) | |
 Hippopotamuses in Rusizi National Park | |
  A map of Burundi showing the location of Rusizi Nature Reserve | |
| Location | Burundi |
| Nearest city | Bujumbura |
| Coordinates | 3°14′52″S 29°13′50″E / 3.247723°S 29.230671°E / -3.247723; 29.230671 |
| Area | 90 km (35 sq mi) |
| Established | 1980 |
| Governing body | Office Burundais pour la Protection de l'Environnement |
| Ramsar Wetland | |
| Official name | Parc National de la Rusizi |
| Designated | 5 June 2002 |
| Reference no. | 1180 |
Rusizi National Park is a national park in Burundi, next to the Rusizi River. It is 15 km north of the city of Bujumbura and home to hippopotamuses and sitatungas. Gustave, a Nile crocodile, is rumored to have killed 300 people here.
References
- UNEP-WCMC (2022). Protected Area Profile for Rusizi from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed 22 March 2022
- "Parc National de la Rusizi". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- World Database of Protected Areas (2021). "Réserve naturelle du Rusizi". Protected Planet.
- Pitcher, Gemma; David Andrew; Kate Armstrong; James Bainbridge (2007). Africa. Lonely Planet. pp. 616. ISBN 978-1-74104-482-9.
External links
- BirdLife International (2020). "Important Bird Areas factsheet: Rusizi National Park".
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