Kilimanjaro National Park
- Kilimanjaro National Park
Infobox World Heritage Site
WHS = Kilimanjaro National Park
State Party =
Type = Natural
Criteria = vii
ID = 403
Region = Africa
Year = 1987
Session = 11th
Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/403Infobox_protected_area | name = Kilimanjaro National Park
iucn_category = II
caption =
locator_x = 203
locator_y = 68
location = Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania
nearest_city =
lat_degrees = 3
lat_minutes = 04
lat_seconds =
lat_direction = S
long_degrees = 37
long_minutes = 22
long_seconds =
long_direction = E
area = 753 km² (291 mi²)
established = 1973
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body =
Kilimanjaro National Park is a national park, located near Moshi, Tanzania. It is centered on Mount Kilimanjaro, and covers an area of 753 km² (291 square miles) from 2°45'–3°25'S, 37°00'–37°43'E.
In the 1910s, Mount Kilimanjaro and its forests were declared a game reserve by the German colonial government. In 1921 it was made a forest reserve.
In 1973, the mountain above the tree line (about 2,700 m / 9,000 ft) was reclassified as a National Park and was opened to public access in 1977. The park was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987.
ee also
*List of protected areas in Tanzania
External links
* [http://www.uhurupeak.com/ Uhuru Peak - All about Mt. Kilimanjaro]
* [http://www.unep-wcmc.org/sites/wh/kilimanj.html Kilimanjaro National Park] at the UNEP World
Conservation Monitoring Centre:
* [http://www.wcmc.org.uk/protected_areas/data/wh/kilimanj.html UNESCO Natural Site Data Sheet]
* "Kilimanjaro Topographic GPS Map" [http://www.gpstravelmaps.com/kilimanjaro.html GPSTravelMaps.com]
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