| Mare aux Hippopotames | |
| Photo Width: | 200 |
| Map: | Burkina Faso location map.svg |
| Location: | Burkina Faso |
| Nearest City: | Bala |
| Lat D: | 11 |
| Lat M: | 36 |
| Lat S: | 43 |
| Lat Ns: | N |
| Long D: | 3 |
| Long M: | 55 |
| Long S: | 0 |
| Long Ew: | W --> |
| Area: | 163 km2 |
| Established: | 1937 |
The Mare aux Hippopotames (Lake of Hippopotamuses) is a lake and national park in Burkina Faso, created in 1937 and designated in 1977 as the only UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the nation. The park was created around a freshwater lake and includes surrounding pools and marches in the flood plain of the Black Volta River, and surrounding forests. The park is home to about 100 hippos; about 1000 eco-tourists visit each year. It is located about 60km (40miles) north of Bobo-Dioulasso, and is itself about 163km2 in size.
Mare aux Hippopotames is among the wetlands of international importance as defined by the Ramsar Convention.[1]