Taï National Park

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Taï National Park1
UNESCO World Heritage Site
State Party Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire
Type Natural
Criteria vii, x
Identification #195
Region2 Africa
Inscription History
Formal Inscription: 1982
6th WH Committee Session
WH link: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/195

1 Name as officially inscribed on the WH List
2 As classified officially by UNESCO
Taï National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Location: Côte d'Ivoire
Coordinates: 5°45′″N, 7°07′″W
Area: 3300 km²
Established: August 28, 1972

Taï National Park is a national park in Côte d'Ivoire containing one of the last areas of primary tropical forest in West Africa. It was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1982 due to the breadth of its flora and fauna - especially those which are endangered such as the pygmy hippopotamus. It covers an area of 3,300 km² with a 200 km² buffer zone.

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