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February 27, 2008

SEMULIKI NATIONAL PARK  (SNP).

SNP is located in the far West of Uganda, ear the border of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)  and Uganda. The park is surrounded by Rwenzori Mountains in the Southeast, DRC in the West,  Semuliki Flats in the North and within the border of the East African Rift Valley.

The park further extends in the vast Ituri Forest in the DRC, Hence making the park well vast  with enough fauna and flora in the whole of Africa.
The park was gazetted in 1993(October) and covers 220km2 of gently flat undulating land form and  above sea level, it ranges from 670m to 760m.

Due to poor topography and drainage, many areas are flooded especially during the rain season  since all streams and rivers drain through the park.
The park has a 1250mm average annual rainfall, with the highest being in the months of March to  May and September to December and temperatures ranging from 180C to 300C.

Fauna and Flora:
In East Africa, Semuliki is the only tropical rain forest on a low land with poor drainage  landscape.
The park supports a tremendous 336 different species of which, only 24 are not found else where  in Uganda’s parks.
With the neighbouring forests sharing a few species,which include Nesogordonia kabingaensis,  Isolana congolana, and Ejacis guineesis. However, some of the endangered species in Semuliki  include Lovoa surymertonii and Cordia mellenii.

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