Mpunguti

19568 WDPA ID
11.0 km² Reported Area

Type Marine Protected Areas

Location Kenya

Attributes

  • Original Name Mpunguti
  • English Designation Marine National Reserve
  • IUCN Management Category VI
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 1978
  • Sublocation
  • Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
  • Management Authority Kenya Wildlife Service
  • Management Plan Not Reported
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • West Indian Ocean MPA 2003

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

  1. Protected areas of Kenya Updated: 2022 Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) - faciliated by the Regional Centre For Mapping Of Resources For Development (RCMRD)

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citation

UNEP-WCMC (2025). Protected Area Profile for Mpunguti from the World Database on Protected Areas, March 2025. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net