National Park · Zambia
Kasanka National Park
Kasanka National Park is a national park in Zambia, established in 1971.
Photo: Mehmet Karatay via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | National Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Zambia |
| Established | 1971 |
| Coordinates | 12.5650° S, 30.1779° E |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Kasanka National Park
Kasanka National Park is a park located in the Chitambo District of Zambia’s Central Province. At roughly 390 km2 (150 mi2), Kasanka is one of Zambia’s smallest national parks. Kasanka was the first of Zambia’s national parks to be managed by a private-public partnership. The privately funded Kasanka Trust Ltd has been in operation since 1986 and undertakes all management responsibilities, in partnership with the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW - previously ZAWA). The park has an average elevation between 1,160 m (3,810 ft) and 1,290 m (4,230 ft) above mean sea level.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport (NLA) · Ndola, Zambia · 115.4 miles away
- Mfuwe International Airport (MFU) · Mfuwe, Zambia · 127.8 miles away
Parks nearby
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Lavushi Manda National Park
Liuwa Plain National Park
Lochinvar National Park
Frequently asked questions
Where is Kasanka National Park?
Kasanka National Park is in Zambia (12.5650° S, 30.1779° E).
When was Kasanka National Park established?
Kasanka National Park was established in 1971, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1734819 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasanka_National_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).