Mapungubwe National Park

Mapungubwe National Park
Mapungubwe Hill
Map
Location of the park on the Limpopo border
  UNESCO Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape
  Mapungubwe National Park
LocationLimpopo, South Africa
Nearest cityMusina
Coordinates22°15′S 29°12′E / 22.250°S 29.200°E / -22.250; 29.200
Area280 km2 (110 sq mi)
Established
  • 1998 - Vhembe-Dongola National Park
  • 2004 - Mapungubwe National Park
Governing bodySouth African National Parks
World Heritage site2003
www.sanparks.org/parks/mapungubwe/
Mapungubwe National Park is located in South Africa
Mapungubwe National Park
Mapungubwe National Park (South Africa)
Mapungubwe National Park is located in Limpopo
Mapungubwe National Park
Mapungubwe National Park (Limpopo)

Mapungubwe National Park is a national park in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. It forms part of the UNESCO Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape and the Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area, abutting on the border with Botswana and Zimbabwe. It contains the historical site of Mapungubwe Hill, which was the site of a community dating back to the Iron Age and the capital of the Kingdom of Mapungubwe. Evidence has shown that it was a prosperous community. Archaeologists also uncovered the famous Golden Rhinoceros of Mapungubwe figurine from the site.