Rusizi National Park | |
Iucn Category: | II |
Iucn Ref: | [1] |
Alt Name: | Réserve naturelle du Rusizi |
Map: | Burundi |
Relief: | 1 |
Location: | Burundi |
Nearest City: | Bujumbura |
Coordinates: | -3.2477°N 29.2307°W |
Area Km2: | 90 |
Established: | 1980 |
Governing Body: | Office Burundais pour la Protection de l'Environnement |
Rusizi National Park is a national park in Burundi, next to the Rusizi River.[2] It is 15 km north of the city of Bujumbura and home to hippopotamuses and sitatungas.[3] Gustave, a Nile crocodile, is rumored to have killed 300 people here.