Rwenzori Mountains National Park
Also known as Parc national des monts Rwenzori, Rwenzori National Park
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (x).
Region
Africa
Uganda
Inscribed
1994
Area
99,600 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Rwenzori Mountains National Park is about 19 km north of Kasese. The nearest other World Heritage site is Virunga National Park, about 110 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Kasese · about 67,000 peopleabout 19 km south
- Fort Portal · about 43,000 peopleabout 45 km north-east
- Beni · about 333,000 peopleabout 55 km west
- Butembo · about 286,000 peopleabout 80 km west
- Bunia · about 97,000 peopleabout 130 km north
- Mbarara · about 84,000 peopleabout 140 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Democratic Republic of the CongoNatural112 km away
UgandaNatural163 km away
Democratic Republic of the CongoNatural240 km away
UgandaCultural290 km away
RwandaCultural320 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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