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| Location | Rwanda |
| Area | 2,500km² |
| Established | 1934 |
The Akagera National Park (French: Parc National de l'Akagera) covers 2,500km² in north eastern Rwanda, against the Tanzanian border. It was founded in 1934 to protect animals in three ecoregions: savannah, mountain and swamp. It includes lakes including Lake Shakani and Lake Ihema.
Much of the savannah area of the park was settled in the late 1990s by former refugees returning after the end of the Rwandan Civil War, but the other regions remain relatively remote. Animals which fled during the upheavals are now returning. The park is named for the Akagera River which flows through it.
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