National Park · Gabon
Birougou National Park
Birougou National Park is a national park in Gabon, established in 2002.
National Park · Gabon
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Park facts
| Park type | National Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Gabon |
| Established | 2002 |
| Coordinates | 1.7667° S, 12.2667° E |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Birougou National Park
Birougou National Park, also known as the Monts Birougou Wetlands (French: Marais des monts Birougou) is a national park in central Gabon. It contains extremely dense rain forest in the Chaillu Mountains and is one of the two parks where the endemic sun-tailed guenon, a monkey first described in 1988, can be found. It is named after Mount Birougou,1.83816°S 12.31702°E / -1.83816; 12.31702, 975 metres in altitude, one of the highest peaks in the country. Due to its purported universal cultural and natural significance, it was added onto the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on October 20, 2005.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport (MVB) · Franceville, Gabon · 81.3 miles away
Parks nearby
More parks in Gabon
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Mayumba National Park
Minkébé National Park
Moukalaba-Doudou National Park
Frequently asked questions
Where is Birougou National Park?
Birougou National Park is in Gabon (1.7667° S, 12.2667° E).
When was Birougou National Park established?
Birougou National Park was established in 2002, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q662606 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birougou_National_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).