Madikwe Game Reserve

Madikwe Game Reserve
A group of African bush elephants in Madikwe Game Reserve
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Location in North West province
LocationNorth West Province, South Africa
Nearest cityZeerust
Coordinates24°49′S 26°13′E / 24.817°S 26.217°E / -24.817; 26.217
Area750 km2 (290 sq mi)
Established1994; 30 years ago (1994)
www.experiencemadikwe.com
Madikwe Game Reserve is located in North West (South African province)
Madikwe Game Reserve
Madikwe Game Reserve (North West (South African province))
Madikwe Game Reserve is located in South Africa
Madikwe Game Reserve
Madikwe Game Reserve (South Africa)

Madikwe Game Reserve is a protected area in South Africa and was named after the Madikwe or Marico River, on whose basin it is located. It comprises 750 km2 (290 sq mi) of bushland north of the small town of Groot-Marico up to the border with Botswana. It was opened in 1994.[1]

  1. ^ "Establishment of Nature Reserve in terms of the Bophuthatswana Nature Conservation Act, 1973" (PDF). Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs.