Nyanga National Park

Nyanga National Park
View across central Nyanga National Park from Mount Nyangani. The Pungwe River rises in the moorland on the left. The prominent hill at Ziwa can be seen in the distance and the Troutbeck Plateau on the far right.
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LocationNyanga District, Zimbabwe
Nearest cityMutare
Coordinates18°17′13″S 32°43′30″E / 18.287°S 32.725°E / -18.287; 32.725
Area472 km2 (182 sq mi)[1]
Established1926[1]
Governing bodyZimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority

Nyanga National Park lies in the north of Zimbabwe's Eastern Highlands. One of the first national parks to be declared in the country,[2] it contains the highest land in Zimbabwe, with green hills and perennial rivers.[3] Most of its terrain consists of rolling downland, sometimes lightly wooded, lying at altitudes between 1,800–2,593 metres (6,560–7,544 feet). Mount Nyangani, the highest point in Zimbabwe, lies in the centre of the park and Mutarazi Falls, Zimbabwe's highest waterfall, is in the south of the park. Nyanga National Park incorporates the former Mutarazi Falls National Park on its southern boundary.

  1. ^ a b National Parks and Nature Reserves of Zimbabwe, World Institute for Conservation and Environment Archived 2012-04-16 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ Nyanga National Park. Undated pamphlet, Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authority
  3. ^ "Nyanga National Park". Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority. 27 April 2020. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2020.