Year dem found am | 1992 ![]() |
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IUCN protected areas category | IUCN category II: National Park ![]() |
Country | Ghana ![]() |
Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | Central Region ![]() |
Ein location | Central Region ![]() |
Coordinate location | 5°21′13″N 1°23′0″W ![]() |
Significant place | Assin-Attandanso Game Production Reserve ![]() |
Heritage designation | Tentative World Heritage Site ![]() |
World Heritage criteria | (vii), (x) ![]() |
Kakum National Park, dey de coastal area for Central Region[1][2] wey dey Ghana.[3] E bola lyk 375 square kilomètres (145 sq mi). Dem do de park for 1931 insyd so say e go check like e be reserve. dem gazette am as national park for 1992 insyd after dem do sam survey dem bell avifauna. De area be tropical forest.[4][5] One thing wey dey be about de park be say e be de people for de area way start am, no be de State Department of Wildlife wey dem for do am before. Ebe three location for Africa wey get canopy walkway.[6] Wey dey lyk 350 metres (1,150 ft) long, way esan dey connect seven trees top wey you go fi enter de forest.[4][7]
De most notable endangered species of fauna for de park insyd be Diana monkey,[8] giant bongo antelope,[9] yellow-backed duiker[10] den African elephant.[11] E sanso be Important Bird Area[12] wey de Bird Life International[13] recognize plus de bird area fully dey overlap de park area. Dem confirm 266 species de bird inventory for de park insyd, wey dey include eight species of global conservation concern. One of dis species of concern be de white-breasted guineafowl.[14] Dem record nine species of hornbill den de grey parrot. E sanso be very rich for butterflies, wey dem discover fresh species for 1993 insyd. As of 2012, dem locate de densest population of forest elephants for Ghana for Kakum insyd.[15]
De Museums and Monuments Board for de Republic of Ghana propose say UNESCO[16] declare de park natural World Heritage Site[17] under criteria vii den x. Dem make de submission for 2000 insyd wey dem list am under de tentative List of World Heritage Sites.[18]