Kruger National Park
Kruger National Park (Tsonga: [ˈkrúːɡà]; Afrikaans: [ˈkry.(j)ər]) is a South African National Park and one of the largest game reserves in Africa. It covers an area of 19,623 km2 (7,576 sq mi) in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in northeastern South Africa, and extends 360 km (220 mi) from north to south and 65 km (40 mi) from east to west. The administrative headquarters are in Skukuza. Areas of the park were first protected by the government of the South African Republic in 1898, and it became South Africa's first national park in 1926.
| Kruger National Park | |
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Burchell's zebras in a Kruger landscape | |
Location of the park (red area) in South Africa | |
| Location | Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces, South Africa |
| Nearest city | Mbombela (southern) Phalaborwa (central) |
| Coordinates | 24°0′41″S 31°29′7″E |
| Area | 19,623 km2 (7,576 sq mi) |
| Established | 31 May 1926 |
| Visitors | 1,659,793 (1,277,397 day visitors, 382,396 overnight) (in 2014–15 FY) |
| Governing body | South African National Parks |
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To the west and south of the Kruger National Park are the two South African provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga, respectively. To the north is Zimbabwe and to the east is Mozambique. It is now part of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, a peace park that links Kruger National Park with the Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe, and with the Limpopo National Park in Mozambique.
The park is part of the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere, an area designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as an International Man and Biosphere Reserve.
The park has nine main gates allowing entrance to the different camps.