National Park · Angola
Mupa National Park
Mupa National Park is a national park in Angola, covering 1,630,893 acres (660,000 ha), established in 1964.
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Park facts
| Park type | National Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Angola |
| Area | 1,630,893 acres (660,000 ha) |
| Established | 1964 |
| Coordinates | 15.9167° S, 15.5833° E |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Mupa National Park
Mupa National Park is a national park in Angola's Cunene province and covers an area of 6600 square kilometers. It was proclaimed a national park on 26 December 1964 while Angola was a Portuguese territory. It is significant for its expected wide (though generally unstudied) variety of avifauna. Many Angolans reside within the park, which, along with nomadic pastoralists and mineral prospecting threatens to destroy the park's birdlife. According to one article, "Even though the park was initially proclaimed to protect the giraffe subspecies, Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis, by 1974 none were left.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- Ngjiva Pereira Airport (VPE) · Ngiva, Angola · 78.1 miles away
- Ondangwa Airport (OND) · Ondangwa, Namibia · 137.7 miles away
Parks nearby
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Mavinga National Park
Frequently asked questions
Where is Mupa National Park?
Mupa National Park is in Angola (15.9167° S, 15.5833° E).
When was Mupa National Park established?
Mupa National Park was established in 1964, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
How big is Mupa National Park?
Mupa National Park covers 1,630,893 acres (660,000 ha).
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3123450 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mupa_National_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).