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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.

An older protected area, the Takamanda Forest Reserve, was established in 1934 and covered an area of 675.99 km.

There are about 43 villages in the park and in 2000 about 16,000 people lived in them.

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.

References

www.physorg.com
World Database on Protected Areas
"Cross River – Korup – Takamanda (CRIKOT) National Parks (Nigeria)". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
"Takamanda Mone Landscape". cameroon.wcs.org. Retrieved 2021-02-12.

v t e Protected areas of Cameroon
National parks	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
Wildlife sanctuaries	Banyang-Mbo Wildlife Sanctuary Kagwene Gorilla Sanctuary Mengame Gorilla Sanctuary
Other protected areas	Bakossi Forest Reserve Dja Faunal Reserve Ebo Wildlife Reserve Lake Ossa Faunal Reserve Mbambe Forest Reserve Mekonge Integral Ecological Reserve Mont Nlonako Wildlife Reserve Rumpi Hills Wildlife Reserve

6°10′N 9°20′E / 6.167°N 9.333°E / 6.167; 9.333

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