Rusizi National Park
Rusizi Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Burundi, next to the Rusizi River. It is 15 km north of the city of Bujumbura and home to hippopotamuses and sitatungas.[2] Gustave, a Nile crocodile rumored to have killed 300 people lives here.
| Rusizi Nature Reserve | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
 Hippopotamuses in Rusizi Nature Reserve | |
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| Location | Burundi |
| Nearest city | Bujumbura |
| Coordinates | 3°14′52″S 29°13′50″E |
| Area | 62 km2 (24 sq mi) |
| Official name | Parc National de la Rusizi |
| Designated | 5 June 2002 |
| Reference no. | 1180[1] |
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References
- "Parc National de la Rusizi". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- Pitcher, Gemma; David Andrew; Kate Armstrong; James Bainbridge (2007). Africa. Lonely Planet. pp. 616. ISBN 1-74104-482-0.
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