Mount Elgon

28175 WDPA ID
1110.0 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Uganda

Attributes

  • Original Name Mount Elgon
  • English Designation National Park
  • IUCN Management Category II
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 1951
  • Sublocation UG-215
  • Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
  • Management Authority Uganda Wildlife Authority
  • Management Plan Not Reported
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • Birdlife IBA 2001
  • IMET 2016, 2016

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

  1. Uganda Wildlife Authority's protected areas Updated: 2020 Uganda Wildlife Authority - faciliated by the Regional Centre For Mapping Of Resources For Development (RCMRD)

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citation

UNEP-WCMC (2024). Protected Area Profile for Mount Elgon from the World Database on Protected Areas, December 2024. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net