South African National Parks

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°E / -25.76639; 28.20222
Employees 3,367[1]
Annual budget R985,804,000[2]
Minister responsible
Agency executives
Parent agency Department of Environmental Affairs
Key documents
  • National Parks Act, 1976
  • National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003
Website 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 19 parks[3] consisting of over 73,000 hectares (730 km2), about 6% of the total area of South Africa.[4]

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.

List of parks administered by SANParks

The following are designated as National Parks of South Africa:[5]

Name Photo Location Date established Area
Addo Elephant National Park Eastern Cape
33°16′S 25°26′E / 33.26°S 25.44°E / -33.26; 25.44		 1931 1,640 km2 (630 sq mi)[6]
Agulhas National Park Western Cape
34°30′S 20°00′E / 34.50°S 20.00°E / -34.50; 20.00		 14 September 1998 20,959 hectares (51,790 acres)
Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park Northern Cape
28°03′14″S 17°02′05″E / 28.053889°S 17.034722°E / -28.053889; 17.034722		 2003 6,045 km2 (2,334 sq mi)[7]
Augrabies Falls National Park Northern Cape
28°35′28″S 20°20′18″E / 28.591111°S 20.338333°E / -28.591111; 20.338333		 1966 820 km2 (320 sq mi)
Bontebok National Park Western Cape
34°04′00″S 20°27′00″E / 34.066667°S 20.45°E / -34.066667; 20.45		 1931 27.86 km2 (10.76 sq mi)
Camdeboo National Park Eastern Cape
32°15′S 24°30′E / 32.25°S 24.5°E / -32.25; 24.5		 1979 (Karoo Nature Reserve)
30 October 2005 (Camdeboo National Park)		 194.05 km2 (74.92 sq mi)
Garden Route National Park Western Cape
34°00′S 23°15′E / 34°S 23.25°E / -34; 23.25		 6 March 2009 (amalgamation of Tsitsikamma, Wilderness and Knysna National Lake Area 1,210 km2 (470 sq mi)
Golden Gate Highlands National Park Free State
28°30′22″S 28°37′00″E / 28.506111°S 28.616667°E / -28.506111; 28.616667		 1963 340 km2 (130 sq mi)
Karoo National Park Western Cape
32°21′00″S 22°35′00″E / 32.35°S 22.583333°E / -32.35; 22.583333		 1979 767.9 km2 (296.5 sq mi)
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park Northern Cape
25°46′00″S 20°23′00″E / 25.766667°S 20.383333°E / -25.766667; 20.383333		 31 July 1931 (Kalahari Gemsbok National Park)
12 May 2000 (Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park)		 38,000 km2 (15,000 sq mi)
Kruger National Park Limpopo and Mpumalanga
24°00′41″S 31°29′07″E / 24.011389°S 31.485278°E / -24.011389; 31.485278		 31 May 1926[8][9] 19,485 km2 (7,523 sq mi)[10]
Mapungubwe National Park Limpopo
25°46′00″S 20°23′00″E / 25.766667°S 20.383333°E / -25.766667; 20.383333		 1995 280 square kilometres (110 sq mi)
Marakele National Park Limpopo
22°15′S 29°12′E / 22.25°S 29.2°E / -22.25; 29.2		 1994 670 km2 (260 sq mi)
Mokala National Park Northern Cape
29°10′00″S 24°21′00″E / 29.166667°S 24.35°E / -29.166667; 24.35		 19 June 2007 196.11 km2 (75.72 sq mi)
Mountain Zebra National Park Eastern Cape
32°11′00″S 25°37′00″E / 32.183333°S 25.616667°E / -32.183333; 25.616667		 1937 284 km2 (110 sq mi)
Namaqua National Park Northern Cape
30°02′36″S 17°35′10″E / 30.043333°S 17.586111°E / -30.043333; 17.586111		 1999 700 km2 (270 sq mi)
Table Mountain National Park Western Cape
33°58′00″S 18°25′30″E / 33.966667°S 18.425°E / -33.966667; 18.425		 19 May 1998 221 km2 (85 sq mi)
Tankwa Karoo National Park Northern Cape
32°15′S 19°45′E / 32.25°S 19.75°E / -32.25; 19.75		 19 May 1986 1,436 km2 (554 sq mi)[11]
West Coast National Park Western Cape
33°07′15″S 18°04′00″E / 33.120833°S 18.066667°E / -33.120833; 18.066667		 1985 27,500 hectares (106 sq mi)

Location of national parks

South African National Parks

See also

References

  1. ↑ Annual Report 2008/9 (PDF). South African National Parks. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-621-38726-1. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  2. ↑ Annual Report 2008/9 (PDF). South African National Parks. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-621-38726-1. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  3. ↑ Brett, Michael: Touring South Africa's National Parks, Cape Town, 2010
  4. ↑ "About SANParks". South African National Parks. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
  5. ↑ "SANParks - South African National Parks (A-Z)". South African National Parks. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
  6. ↑ "Addo Elephant National Park". South African National Parks. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
  7. ↑ "Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park". PeaceParks.Org. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
  8. ↑ House of Assembly Debates, cols 4366-81, 31 May 1926.
  9. ↑ Stevenson-Hamilton, James. (1937). South African Eden: The Kruger National Park 1902-1946. Struik Publishers, 1993.
  10. ↑ Rob East, ed. (1989). "Chapter 10: South Africa". Antelopes: Southern and South-Central Africa Pt. 2: Global Survey and Regional Action Plans. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Antelope Specialist Group. p. 60. ISBN 978-2-88032-970-9.
  11. ↑ "Tankwa Karoo National Park - Introduction". South African National Parks. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
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