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South African National Parks SANParks 
Agency overview 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°EEmployees 3,367[1] Annual budget R985,804,000[2] Minister responsible Buyelwa Sonjica, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Agency executives Kuseni Dlamini, Chairperson of the Board
Dr. David Mabunda, CEOParent agency Department of Environmental Affairs Key documents National Parks Act, 1976
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003Website 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 20 parks consisting of 3,700,000 hectares (37,000 km2), about 3% of the total area of South Africa.[3]
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.
Contents
List of parks administered by SANParks
AddoAgulhasAugrabiesBontebokCamdebooGarden RouteGolden GateKarooKgalagadiKrugerMapungubweMarakeleMokalaMountain ZebraNamaquaTable MountainTankwa KarooWest Coast|Ai-|Ais/RichtersveldSouth African National ParksThe following are designated as National Parks of South Africa:[4]
- Greater Addo Elephant National Park (Eastern Cape), including Addo Elephant National Park, the Woody Cape Nature Reserve and the Marine Protection Areas of Bird Island and St Croix Island
- Agulhas National Park
- Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park with the Richtersveld portion managed by South African National Parks, and the Fish River Canyon portion managed by the Namibian Ministry of Environment and Tourism
- Augrabies Falls National Park
- Bontebok National Park
- Camdeboo National Park
- Garden Route National Park
- Knysna National Lake Area
- Tsitsikamma National Park
- Wilderness National Park
- Golden Gate Highlands National Park, including the now defunct QwaQwa National Park
- Karoo National Park
- Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park comprising the Kalahari Gemsbok Park in South Africa and the Gemsbok National Park and Mabuasehube Game Reserve in Botswana
- Kruger National Park
- Mapungubwe National Park
- Marakele National Park
- Mokala National Park
- Mountain Zebra National Park
- Namaqua National Park
- Table Mountain National Park
- Tankwa Karoo National Park
- West Coast National Park
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. South African National Parks. p. 22. ISBN 9780621387261. http://www.sanparks.org/about/annual/2009.pdf. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ Annual Report 2008/9. South African National Parks. p. 97. ISBN 9780621387261. http://www.sanparks.org/about/annual/2009.pdf. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ "About SANParks". South African National Parks. http://www.sanparks.org/about/default.php. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
- ^ "SANParks - South African National Parks (A-Z)". South African National Parks. http://www.sanparks.org/parks/. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
External links
- South African National Parks
- Interview with Head, Business Development, South African National Parks
National parks of South Africa Addo Elephant National Park · Agulhas National Park · ǀAi-ǀAis/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park · Augrabies Falls National Park · Bontebok National Park · Camdeboo National Park · Garden Route National Park · Golden Gate Highlands National Park · Karoo National Park · Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park · Knysna National Lake Area · Kruger National Park · Mapungubwe National Park · Marakele National Park · Mokala National Park · Mountain Zebra National Park · Namaqua National Park · Table Mountain National Park · Tankwa Karoo National Park · Tsitsikamma National Park · West Coast National Park · Wilderness National ParkCategories:- National parks of South Africa
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