Virunga National Park
national park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Virunga National Park is a protected nature reserve located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that preserves important wildlife and ecosystems in Central Africa. It matters because it protects rare and endangered species and their habitats in a region of significant ecological importance.
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Virunga National Park (French: Parc national des Virunga, abbreviated as PNVi) is a national park in the Albertine Rift Valley in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was created in 1925. In elevation, it ranges from 680 m (2,230 ft) in the Semliki River valley to 5,109 m (16,762 ft) in the Rwenzori Mountains. From north to south it extends approximately 300 km (190 mi), largely along the international borders with Uganda and Rwanda in the east. It covers an area of 7,800 km (3,000 sq mi). It is bounded to the north by the Puemba River and to the south by Tchegera Island in Lake Kivu.
Two active volcanoes, Mount Nyiragongo and Nyamuragira, are located in the park. They have significantly shaped the national park's diverse habitats and wildlife. More than 3,000 faunal and floral species have been recorded, of which more than 300 are endemic to the Albertine Rift including eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei) and golden monkey (Cercopithecus kandti).
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1925 establishments in the Belgian CongoAlbertine Rift montane forestsIUCN Category IINational parks of the Democratic Republic of the CongoNature conservation in the Democratic Republic of the CongoNorthern Congolian forest–savanna mosaicNorth KivuProtected areas established in 1925Ramsar sites in the Democratic Republic of the CongoRwenzori MountainsVirunga Mountains