Ruma National Park

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Ruma National Park
Lambwe Valley Game Reserve (1966)
IUCN category II (national park)
Cape buffaloes at Ruma National Park, August 2014
Location	Nyanza Province, Kenya
Nearest city	Homa Bay
Coordinates	0°38′36″S 34°16′48″E / 0.6432°S 34.28°E / -0.6432; 34.28
Area	120 km2 (46 sq mi)
Established	Gazetted in 1983
Governing body	Kenya Wildlife Service
Website	www.kws.org/parks/parks_reserves/RUNP.html

Ruma National Park is the only terrestrial park in Kenya's Nyanza Province. Dubbed the "Last Retreat of the Roan Antelope", the park protects the only indigenous population of rare roan antelopes within Kenya. At present, the population is on the verge of extinction with individual populations numbering approximately 40.^[1] The park was established in 1966 as Lambwe Valley Game Reserve. It was later renamed “Ruma” after one of Kenya's most powerful wizard, the much feared Gor Mahia who lived around the park (affiliated to Gor Mahia F.C.). The park is located in the vast Lambwe Valley.