Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Also known as Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, Bwindi National Park, Bwindi Park, Foret impenetrable de Bwindi
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (x).
Region
Africa
Uganda
Inscribed
1994
Area
32,092 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is about 50 km north of Ruhengeri. The nearest other World Heritage site is Virunga National Park, about 65 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Kabale · about 45,000 peopleabout 35 km south-east
- Ruhengeri · about 87,000 peopleabout 50 km south
- Byumba · about 71,000 peopleabout 70 km south-east
- Gisenyi · about 84,000 peopleabout 85 km south-west
- Goma · about 144,000 peopleabout 90 km south-west
- Kigali · about 860,000 peopleabout 110 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Democratic Republic of the CongoNatural66 km away
RwandaCultural157 km away
UgandaNatural163 km away
RwandaNatural172 km away
Democratic Republic of the CongoNatural176 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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