National Park · Tanzania
Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park
Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park is a national park in Tanzania, covering 12,355 acres (5,000 ha), established in 2003.
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Park facts
| Park type | National Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Tanzania |
| Area | 12,355 acres (5,000 ha) |
| Established | 2003 |
| Coordinates | 6.2330° S, 39.4040° E |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park
The Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park is a 50 km2 (19 mi2) national park in Tanzania located on the island of Zanzibar. It is the only national park in Zanzibar. The Zanzibar red colobus, Procolobus kirkii (its population count is about 1000) found in the park, a rain forest species (unlike the black-and-white colobus found in other regions of Africa), is also known as Kirk's red colobus, named after Sir John Kirk, the British Resident of Zanzibar who had first brought it to the attention of zoological science. It is now adopted as the flagship species for conservation in Zanzibar, from the mid-1990s.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
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Airports near this park
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- Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) · Zanzibar, Tanzania · 12.3 miles away
- Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) · Dar es Salaam, Tanzania · 46.3 miles away
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park?
Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park is in Tanzania (6.2330° S, 39.4040° E).
When was Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park established?
Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park was established in 2003, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
How big is Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park?
Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park covers 12,355 acres (5,000 ha).
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2549607 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jozani_Chwaka_Bay_National_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).