Volcanoes National Park

Summary

Volcanoes National Park is a national park^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of national_park entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (318 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Volcanoes National Park received the J. Paul Getty Award for Conservation Leadership^[3].
• Volcanoes National Park was a member of Man and the Biosphere Programme^[4].
• Volcanoes National Park is located in Northern Province^[5].
• Volcanoes National Park is located in Western Province^[6].
• Volcanoes National Park is in the country of Rwanda^[7].
• Volcanoes National Park's instance of is recorded as national park^[8].
• Volcanoes National Park's instance of is recorded as Important Bird Area^[9].
• Volcanoes National Park's instance of is recorded as biosphere reserve^[10].
• Volcanoes National Park's Commons category is recorded as Volcanoes National Park^[11].
• 1969 marks the founding of Volcanoes National Park^[12].
• Volcanoes National Park's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -1.4675, 'lon': 29.4925}^[13].
• Volcanoes National Park's IUCN protected areas category is recorded as IUCN category II: National Park^[14].
• Volcanoes National Park's heritage designation is recorded as Important Bird Area^[15].
• Volcanoes National Park's different from is recorded as Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park^[16].
• Volcanoes National Park covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+130'}^[17].
• Volcanoes National Park's UNESCO Biosphere Reserve URL is recorded as https://www.unesco.org/en/mab/volcans^[18].
• Volcanoes National Park's UNESCO Biosphere Reserve URL is recorded as http://www.unesco.org/mabdb/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?code=RWA+01&mode=all^[19].

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Geography

Volcanoes National Park is in the country of Rwanda^[7]. Located in include Northern Province^[5], a province of Rwanda^[20], in Rwanda^[21], founded in 2006^[22] and Western Province^[6], a province of Rwanda^[23], in Rwanda^[24], founded in 2006^[25].

Physical Characteristics

Volcanoes National Park covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+130'}^[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include national park^[8], Important Bird Area^[9], and biosphere reserve^[10]. Volcanoes National Park's heritage designation is recorded as Important Bird Area^[15].

History and Context

1969 marks the founding of Volcanoes National Park^[12].

Why It Matters

Volcanoes National Park ranks in the top 4% of national_park entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (318 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]

FAQs

What awards did Volcanoes National Park receive?

Honors received include J. Paul Getty Award for Conservation Leadership^[3].