UNESCO World Heritage Site

Kahuzi-Biega National Park

Kahuzi-Biega National Park is a natural UNESCO World Heritage Site in Democratic Republic of the Congo, inscribed in 1980.

A vast area of primary tropical forest dominated by two spectacular extinct volcanoes, Kahuzi and Biega, the park has a diverse and abundant fauna. One of the last groups of eastern lowland (graueri) gorillas (consisting of only some 250 individuals) lives at between 2,100 and 2,

A vast area of primary tropical forest dominated by two spectacular extinct volcanoes, Kahuzi and Biega, the park has a diverse and abundant fauna. One of the last groups of eastern lowland (graueri) gorillas (consisting of only some 250 individuals) lives at between 2,100 and 2,400 m above sea-level.

Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Region
Africa
Category
Natural
Inscribed
1980
UNESCO reference
137
Area
600,000 ha

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