Murchison Falls National Park

Murchison Falls National Park
Kabalega National Park
Murchison Falls
Map showing the location of Murchison Falls National Park
Map showing the location of Murchison Falls National Park
Location of Murchison Falls National Park
LocationUganda
Nearest cityMasindi
Coordinates02°11′15″N 31°46′53″E / 2.18750°N 31.78139°E / 2.18750; 31.78139
Area3,893 km2 (1,503 sq mi)
Established1952
Governing bodyUgandan Wildlife Authority
Official nameMurchison Falls-Albert Delta Wetland System
Designated15 September 2006
Reference no.1640[1]

Murchison Falls National Park (MFNP) is a national park in Uganda managed by the Ugandan Wildlife Authority. Located in north-western Uganda, it spreads inland from the shores of Lake Albert around the Victoria Nile up to the Karuma Falls.[2]

Together with the adjacent 748 km2 (289 sq mi) Bugungu Wildlife Reserve and the 720 km2 (280 sq mi) Karuma Wildlife Reserve, the park forms the Murchison Falls Conservation Area (MFCA).[3] As of 2022, the East African Crude Oil Pipeline being built includes the construction of 10 oil well pads, a feeder pipeline, and a refinery in and around the Murchison Falls national park.[4]

  1. ^ "Murchison Falls-Albert Delta Wetland System". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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  3. ^ UWA (3 November 2016). "About Murchison Falls National Park". Kampala: Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference oil was invoked but never defined (see the help page).