Kundelungu National Park Parc national de Kundelungu | |
Iucn Category: | II |
Location: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Map: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Relief: | 1 |
Coordinates: | -10.25°N 27.6°W |
Area Km2: | 7600 |
Established: | 1970 |
Kundelungu National Park (French: Parc national de Kundelungu) is a national park of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in Haut-Katanga Province. The park was first established in 1970.[1] It is approximately 7600sqkm. The park is the site of Lofoi Falls, a 340m (1,120feet) high waterfall (one of the largest in Central Africa.)
The ecosystem is mainly grassy savannah on large steppes dotted with forest galleries, characteristics of Katanga. Fauna found in the park include antelopes, jackals, porcupines, warthogs, snakes, monkeys, buffalos, hippopotamuses and bird species including egrets, marabou storks and pelicans.[2]
Kundelungu is an IUCN Category II park.[3]
In January 2023, the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo launched an operation against Mai Mai Kata Katanga rebels who were hiding in the Upemba and Kundelungu National Park.[4]