South African National Parks
| SANParks | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1926 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of South Africa |
| Headquarters |
643 Leyds Street, Muckleneuk, Pretoria 25°45′59″S 28°12′8″E / 25.76639°S 28.20222°E |
| Employees | 3,367[1] |
| Annual budget | R985,804,000[2] |
| Minister responsible | |
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| Parent agency | Department of Environmental Affairs |
| Key documents |
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| Website | www.sanparks.org |
South African National Parks (SANParks) is the body responsible for managing South Africa's national parks. SANParks was formed in 1926, and currently manages 22 parks[3] consisting of over 3,700,000 hectares (37,000 km2), about 4% of the total area of South Africa.[4]
The best known park is Kruger National Park, which is also the oldest (proclaimed in 1898), and the largest, at nearly 2,000,000 hectares (20,000 km2). The Kruger Park and Table Mountain National Park are two of South Africa's most visited tourist attractions.
List of parks administered by SANParks
The following are designated as National Parks of South Africa:[5]
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Location of national parks
South African National Parks
See also
- Protected areas of South Africa
- Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife - The body responsible for maintaining wilderness areas and public nature reserves in KwaZulu-Natal
- Eastern Cape Parks - The body responsible for maintaining wilderness areas and public nature reserves in the Eastern Cape
- Gauteng Department of Agriculture, Conservation, Environment and Land Affairs - The government department responsible for maintaining wilderness areas and public nature reserves in Gauteng.
- Mpumalanga Parks Board - The body responsible for maintaining wilderness areas and public nature reserves in Mpumalanga
- North West Parks and Tourism Board - The body responsible for maintaining wilderness areas and public nature reserves in the North West
- CapeNature - The body responsible for maintaining wilderness areas and public nature reserves in the Western Cape
References
- ↑ Annual Report 2008/9 (PDF). South African National Parks. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-621-38726-1. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ↑ Annual Report 2008/9 (PDF). South African National Parks. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-621-38726-1. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ↑ Brett, Michael: Touring South Africa's National Parks, Cape Town, 2010
- ↑ "About SANParks". South African National Parks. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
- ↑ "SANParks - South African National Parks (A-Z)". South African National Parks. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- ↑ "Addo Elephant National Park". South African National Parks. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
- ↑ "Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park". PeaceParks.Org. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
- ↑ House of Assembly Debates, cols 4366-81, 31 May 1926.
- ↑ Stevenson-Hamilton, James. (1937). South African Eden: The Kruger National Park 1902-1946. Struik Publishers, 1993.
- ↑ Rob East, ed. (1989). "Chapter 10: South Africa". Antelopes: Southern and South-Central Africa Pt. 2: Global Survey and Regional Action Plans. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Antelope Specialist Group. p. 60. ISBN 978-2-88032-970-9.
- ↑ "Tankwa Karoo National Park - Introduction". South African National Parks. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
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