Kahuzi-Biéga National Park

Kahuzi-Biéga National Park
Park entrance
Location within the Democratic Republic of the Congo
LocationDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates2°30′0″S 28°45′0″E / 2.50000°S 28.75000°E / -2.50000; 28.75000
Area6,000 km2 (1,500,000 acres)
Established1970
Governing bodyl'Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN)
TypeNatural
Criteriax
Designated1980 (4th session)
Reference no.137
RegionAfrica
Endangered1997present

The Kahuzi-Biega National Park (Swahili: Hifadhi ya Taifa ya Kahuzi-Biega, French: Parc national de Kahuzi-Biega) is a protected area near Bukavu town in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is situated near the western bank of Lake Kivu and the Rwandan border.