South African National Parks

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South African National Parks (SANParks) is the body responsible for managing South Africa's national parks. SANParks was formed in 1926, and currently manages 21 parks consisting of over 4,000,000 hectares (40,000 km²), over 3% of the total area of South Africa.

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). Kruger Park and Table Mountain National Park are two of South Africa's most visited tourist attractions.

Video South African National Parks

List of parks administered by SANParks

The following are designated as National Parks of South Africa:

Location of national parks

Maps 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

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Notes

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References

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External links

• South African National Parks
• Interview with Head, Business Development, South African National Parks

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