Rusizi National Park

Rusizi National Park
Réserve naturelle du Rusizi
Hippopotamuses in Rusizi National Park
A map of Burundi showing the location of Rusizi Nature Reserve
LocationBurundi
Nearest cityBujumbura
Coordinates3°14′52″S 29°13′50″E / 3.247723°S 29.230671°E / -3.247723; 29.230671
Area90 km2 (35 sq mi)
Established1980
Governing bodyOffice Burundais pour la Protection de l'Environnement
Official nameParc National de la Rusizi
Designated5 June 2002
Reference no.1180

Rusizi National Park is a national park in Burundi, next to the Rusizi River. It is 15 km north of the city of Bujumbura and home to hippopotamuses and sitatungas. Gustave, a Nile crocodile, is rumored to have killed 300 people here.