Salonga National Park
Also known as Parc national de la Salonga
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (ix).
Region
Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Inscribed
1984
Area
3,600,000 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Salonga National Park is about 290 km north-west of Lodja.
Nearest towns and cities
- Boende · about 32,000 peopleabout 190 km north
- Lodja · about 68,000 peopleabout 290 km south-east
- Ilebo · about 107,000 peopleabout 300 km south
- Mangai · about 37,000 peopleabout 330 km south-west
- Mweka · about 51,000 peopleabout 340 km south
- Inongo · about 40,000 peopleabout 360 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
No other World Heritage sites lie within 600 km.
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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