NATIONAL PARKS.

Name Area(km)	Year established	Location/Altitude	Principal Features
Serengeti 14,760	1951	1°28-3°17’S 35°50’-35°20’E 920-1,850m above sea level	Central area Acacia savanna short and long grass plain south North hilly more densely wooded in western corridor.
Ruaha 12,960	1960	7°45’S-35°40’E 750-1,900m above sea level	Rivers, escarpment, spring ,hills, Miombo woodland.
Mikumi 3,230		7°00’-7°50’S 37°00-37°30’E 549m above sea level	Swamps and Miombo woodlands And Mkata river flood plain.
Tarangire 2,600	1970	3°50’S-36°00’E at center 12,00m above sea level	Nine vegetational zones,swamps,rock outcrops and the Tarangire river.
Katavi 2,250	1974	6°40’S-7°05’E 35°50’S-56°50’E 900m above sea level	River, Lakes, swamps and Miombo woodland.
Udzungwa Mountains 1000	1991	7°45’S-36°36’E at center 12,00m above sea level	Forest reserve
Mount Kilimanjaro 750	1973	2°50’-3°10’S 37°20’-37°40E 900m above sea level	Shira Plateau, Mawenzi and kibo peak
Rubondo Island 460	1977	2030’S 31045’E at center 1150 above sea level	Lake Victoria,about a dozen smalts belonging to   the park and forest
Mahale Mountain 410	1985	6°00’-6°28’S 29°43’-30°07E 2,000-2,462m above sea level	Mountain range, Rift valley and forest, Lake Tanganyika.
Lake Manyara	1960	3°20’S 30°40E at center 945m above sea leve	Lake Manyara Great rift valley and Ground water forest.
Arusha 140	1960	3°15’S-35°55’E at center 1,524-1,572m above sea level	Craters,lake rugged, Mount meru and forest
Gombe Stream 50	1968	4°40’S 29°38’E at center 681-1.524m above sea level	Mountains, Rift valley, lake Tanganyika valleys with stream.
Ngorongoro Conservation area 8,288	1959	2°44’-3°26’S 35°00’-35°55’E 1,350-3,600m above sea level	Scenic craters, good forest,volcanic mount, extensive plains, highland plateau.
Selous Wildlife 50,000	1922	7°15’-10°15S 36°00’-38°45E 100-1250m above sea level	River, Hills, forest, Tanzania Zambia railway line, Miombo woodland, Rufiji river.

Note:Ngororngoro and Selou are not National parks

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