Lantoto National Park

Lantoto National Park
IUCN category II (national park)

Nearest city	Yambio
Coordinates	4°30′N 29°54′E / 4.5°N 29.9°E / 4.5; 29.9Coordinates: 4°30′N 29°54′E / 4.5°N 29.9°E / 4.5; 29.9
Area	760 km² (290 sq mi)

Lantoto National Park is a protected area in southwestern South Sudan on the border with the DRC.

The park has an area of 760 km² (290 sq mi) and is predominantly woodland, forest and open glades. The park was named by the Sudan's central government in the Wildlife Act of 1986 and Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act of 2003. As of 2012 the boundaries of the park have not been demarcated.^[1]

References

↑ Launching Protected Area Network Management and Building Capacity in Post-conflict Southern Sudan (PDF) (Report). UNDP. line feed character in |title= at position 83 (help)

Protected Areas of South Sudan

National parks	Bandingilo Boma Lantoto Nimule Shambe Southern

Game reserves	Ashana Bengangai Bire Kpatuos Boro Chelkou Ez Zeraf Fanikang Juba Kidepo Mushra Mbarizunga Numatina

Conservation Areas	Imatong Mountains Lake Ambadi Lake No Sudd (Ramsar site)

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