List of national parks of Ghana
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Ghana has a large system of 21 protected areas which include 7 national park
s, 6 Resource Reserves, 2 Wildlife Sanctuaries, 1 Strict Nature Reserve and 5 coastal wetlands.
National park
A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
s, 6 Resource Reserves, 2 Wildlife Sanctuaries, 1 Strict Nature Reserve and 5 coastal wetlands.
National parks
- Bia National ParkBia National ParkBia National Park is a national park in the Western Region of Ghana. It is also a biosphere reserve with a 563 square kilometer resource reserve. It has some of Ghana's last remnants of relatively untouched forest complete with its full diversity of wildlife...
- Bui National ParkBui National ParkThe Bui National Park is found in Ghana. It was established in 1971. This site is 1820 km². The reserve is notable for its Hippopotamus population in the Black Volta. The endangered black and white colobus monkey and a variety of antelopes and birds are also present. Part of the park will be...
- Digya National ParkDigya National ParkDigya National Park is the second largest national park and the oldest protected area in Ghana. It is located in the Brong-Ahafo Region. It was created in 1900 and given national park status in 1971...
- A park on the western bank of the Volta Lake that includes large swathes of inland estuary. It is located approximately 100 km to the east of TechimanTechimanTechiman is the leading market town in Ghana and is, together with Sunyani, one of the two chief cities of the Brong-Ahafo Region. This city of nearly 80,000 is located at a historical crossroads of trade routes and the Tano River, and serves as capital of the Techiman Municipal...
. - Kakum National ParkKakum National ParkKakum National Park is a 375 square km national park located in the Central Region of Ghana. The park was first established in 1960. It is located 30km north of Cape Coast and Elmina near the small town of Abrafo. The entire area is covered with tropical rainforest.In the park gamekeepers are...
- A coastal rainforest in the central region with abundant plant and animal life. Park facilities include access to the upper rainforest canopy. Located 30 km north of Cape CoastCape CoastCape Coast, or Cabo Corso, is the capital of the Central Region of Ghana and is also the capital city of the Fante people, or Mfantsefo. It is situated 165 km west of Accra on the Gulf of Guinea. It has a population of 82,291 . From the 16th century the city has changed hands between the...
. - Kyabobo National Park
- Mole National ParkMole National ParkMole National Park is Ghana's largest wildlife refuge. The park is located in northwest Ghana on grassland savanna and riparian ecosystems at an elevation of 150 m, with sharp escarpment forming the southern boundary of the park. The park's entrance is reached through the nearby town of...
- A former game reserve in the isolated northern region of Ghana that contains an abundant variety of wildlife. It is located 100 km to the west of TamaleTamaleA tamale — or more correctly tamal — is a traditional Latin American dish made of masa , which is steamed or boiled in a leaf wrapper. The wrapping is discarded before eating...
. - Nini Suhien National ParkNini Suhien National ParkThe Nini-Suhien National Park is found in Ghana. It was established in 1976. This site is 160km²....
- A small forest located in the western region near the border of Cote d'IvoireCôte d'IvoireThe Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
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See also
- Ankasa Conservation AreaAnkasa Conservation AreaThe Ankasa Conversation Area is an area in southwestern Ghana, in Ghana's Western Region, about 365 kilometers west of Accra near the border with Côte d'Ivoire. It incorporates the Nini-Suhien National Park and the Ankasa Resource Reserve....
- Assin-Attandanso Game Production Reserve
- Asubima Forest ReserveAsubima Forest ReserveThe Asubima Forest Reserve was established in Ghana in 1945. This site is 73.0 km² .-External links:*...
- Ayum Forest ReserveAyum Forest ReserveThe Ayum Forest Reserve is found in Ghana. It was established in 1940. This site is 112 km² .-External links:*...
- Boin Tano Forest ReserveBoin Tano Forest ReserveThe Boin Tano Forest Reserve is found in Ghana. It was established in 1968.This site is 129 km² ....
- Bonsam Bepo Forest ReserveBonsam Bepo Forest ReserveThe Bonsam Bepo Forest Reserve is found in Ghana. It was established in 1934, and covers 124.00km².-External Links:*...
- Draw River Forest ReserveDraw River Forest ReserveThe Draw River Forest Reserve is found in Ghana. It was established in 1937, and covers 235 km²....
- Krokosua Hills Forest ReserveKrokosua Hills Forest ReserveThe Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve is found in Ghana. It was established in 1935, and covers 481km² .-Ape Status:There exist no recent estimate of chimpanzee abundance in Ghana. The last estimate was made by Teleki's , which estimated between 300 to 500 chimpanzees to be present in Ghana...
- Mamiri Forest ReserveMamiri Forest ReserveThe Mamiri Forest Reserve is found in Ghana. It was established in 1949, and the site covers 45 km² .It has a long, narrow shape, extending for about 15 km from north to south, and only 2-4 km from east to west...
- Tano Nimiri Forest ReserveTano Nimiri Forest ReserveThe Tano Nimri or Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve is found in Ghana. It was established in 1935. This site is 206km². It is thought that species presence is confirmed within this reserve -References:...
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