Kakum
26460 WDPA ID
210.76 km² Reported Area
Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas
Location Ghana
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• Dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties.
• Final boundary between the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan has not yet been determined.
• Final status of the Abyei area is not yet determined.
• A dispute exists between the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
• Dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties.
• Final boundary between the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan has not yet been determined.
• Final status of the Abyei area is not yet determined.
• A dispute exists between the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
Attributes
- Original Name Kakum
- English Designation National Park
- IUCN Management Category II
- Status Designated
- Type of Designation National
- Status Year 1991
- Sublocation GH-CP
- Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
- Management Authority Wildlife Division
- Management Plan Management plan is implemented and available
- International Criteria Not Applicable
Management Effectiveness Evaluations
- Africa Rainforest Study 2001
- RAPPAM 2002
- METT 2003
- Modified Threat Reduction Assessment (MTRA) 2012
Affiliations
Sources (1)
- Protected Areas of Ghana Updated: 2020 The Forestry Commission of Ghana
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UNEP-WCMC and IUCN (2025), Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM) [Online], April 2025, Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC and IUCN. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net.