HERITAGE RECORD · 682

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

布恩迪难以穿越的国家公园

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

Located in south-western Uganda, at the junction of the plain and mountain forests, Bwindi Park covers 32,000 ha and is known for its exceptional biodiversity, with more than 160 species of trees and over 100 species of ferns. Many types of birds and butterflies can also be found there, as well as many endangered species, including the mountain gorilla.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ500397 ↗

Inception1991

Area331 ha

Administrative areaQ1032245

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance.

(x)The most important natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity.

Cultural archive

Record lead

UNESCO record lead

Brief synthesis Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, covering 32,092 ha, is one of the largest areas in East Africa which still has Afromontane lowland forest extending to well within the montane forest belt.

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