Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park

Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park, January 2018
Location of Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park
Location	Coast Province,  Kenya
Nearest city	Mombasa
Coordinates	04°42′50″S 39°21′44″E / 4.71389°S 39.36222°E / -4.71389; 39.36222
Area	39 km2 (15 sq mi)[1] Kisite Park: 28 km2 (11 sq mi) Mpunguti Reserve: 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Established	1973
Governing body	Kenya Wildlife Service

Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park is situated on the southern coast of Kenya near Shimoni and south of Wasini Island in Kwale County near the Tanzanian border. Kisite park covers 11 square kilometres (4.2 sq mi) while Mpunguti reserve covers 28 square kilometres (11 sq mi).^[1]

The park covers an area with four small islands surrounded by coral reef.

Marine life is in abundance, including trigger fish, moray eels, angelfish, butterfly fish, groupers, parrotfish, wrasses, scorpionfish, pufferfish, damselfish, rays, snappers, green sea turtles, hawksbill turtles, and dolphins. Humpback whales and whale sharks are seasonal.

References

External links

• World Database on Protected Areas – Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park

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