Takamanda National Park
National park in Cameroon
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The Takamanda National Park is a protected area in Cameroon, set up in 2008 to help protect the endangered Cross River gorilla.[1]
An older protected area, the Takamanda Forest Reserve, was established in 1934 and covered an area of 675.99 km2.[2]
There are about 43 villages in the park and in 2000 about 16,000 people lived in them.[3]
The park is characterized by great biodiversity, in which various animals live, in addition to several species of monkeys, there are wild pigs, small antelopes and many species of birds.[4]
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- Bakossi
- Bénoué
- Bouba Njida
- Boumba Bek
- Campo Ma'an
- Deng Deng
- Douala Edéa
- Faro
- Korup
- Lobéké
- Mbam Djerem
- Mbéré Valley
- Mefou
- Mount Cameroon
- Nki
- Takamanda
- Waza
6°10′N 9°20′E / 6.167°N 9.333°E / 6.167; 9.333
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