Pugu Hills Forest Reserve

Pugu Hills Forest Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
a landscape photo of Pugu Forest Reserve
Pugu Forest Reserve panorama
A map showing the location of Pugu Hills Forest Reserve
A map showing the location of Pugu Hills Forest Reserve
Location of Pugu Hills Forest Reserve in Tanzania
LocationKisarawe District of Pwani Region,
 Tanzania
Nearest cityKisarawe & Dar es Salaam
Coordinates6°53′20.4″S 39°5′20.4″E / 6.889000°S 39.089000°E / -6.889000; 39.089000
Area120.1 km2 (46.4 sq mi)
DesignationNature Forest Reserve
Established2006
Named forMpugupugu tree in Zaramo[1]
Governing bodyTanzania Forest Service Agency (TFS) under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism
WebsiteOfficial Page

The Pugu Hills Forest Reserve, officially listed as Pugu/Kazimzumbwi Nature Forest Reserve (Msitu wa Akiba wa Pugu, In Swahili) is a protected area located in Kisarawe ward of Kisarawe District in Pwani Region, Tanzania. The forest borders in the Pugu ward, of Ilala MC in Dar es Salaam to the east, adjacent to the Kazimzumbwi Forest Reserve. Together with Kazimzumbwi, the Pugu Forest (previously known as Mogo Forest) is part of what is considered to be one of the oldest forests in the world. The area is characterized by a large variety of endemic species of animals and plants.[2][3][4]

Milletia puguensis in Pugu Hills, Kisarawe, Kisarawe DC, Pwani
  1. ^ Kapingu, M. C., et al. "A novel isoflavonoid from Millettia puguensis." Planta Medica 73.09 (2007): P_085.
  2. ^ "Pugu Forest Reserve". protectedplanet.net.
  3. ^ Kapingu, Modest C., et al. "Puguflavanones A and B; Prenylated flavanones from Baphia puguensis." Natural Product Communications 3.5 (2008): 1934578X0800300514.
  4. ^ Howell, K. M. "Pugu Forest Reserve: biological values and development." African journal of Ecology 19.1‐2 (1981): 73-81.