Kafue National Park is the largest national park in Zambia and Africa's second largest national park. The area of the park is 22,400 km². It is inhabited by 55 species of animals. Named along the Kafue River. You can get to the park along the Lusaka - Mongu highway.
| Kafue National Park | |
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| English Kafue national park | |
 Kafue River | |
| IUCN Category II ( National Park ) | |
| basic information | |
| Square | 22,400 km² |
| Established | 1950 year |
| Management organization | Zambia wildlife authority |
| Location | |
| A country |
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History
Kafue National Park was created in 1924 after, by order of the government of Northern Rhodesia, the inhabitants of this region ( nkoya ) were relocated to Mumbwa District in the east [1] .
Fauna
There are herds of antelopes , red lychee , bunch , zebras and blue wildebeests . In the northern part of the park there are many kudu , bushboks , eland antelopes , redunks , bushy dukers , dwarf antelope- stanboks and water goats .
There are lions, African elephants. The Kafue River and its tributaries are the habitat of hippos and Nile crocodiles . Also in the park are leopards and spotted hyenas .
Geography
Most of the territory is flat or slightly hilly with rare granite and sandstone hills up to 120 meters high [2] .
The average annual rainfall varies from 510 mm in the south to 1020 mm in the north.
The average annual temperature is 21 ° C. October is the hottest month of the year [2] .
Most of the national park is located in Central Zambezian Miombo woodlands, this region is a savannah with trees of the Miombo species. In the south of the park, drought-resistant mopans prevail due to less rainfall.
Small evergreen forests stretch along the banks of the Kafue River. Kafue is blocked by a dam located outside the park and forms a reservoir in the park.
The pearl of the park are Zambian flood meadows, on which numerous herds of herbivores graze.
Links
See also
- List of Zambian National Parks
Notes
- ↑ Visit Zambia Campaign
- ↑ 1 2 DB Fanshawe. VEGETATION DESCRIPTIONS OF THE UPPER ZAMBEZI DISTRICTS OF ZAMBIA . Biodiversity Foundation for Africa (December 2010). Date of treatment June 8, 2012.