UPEMBA
NATIONAL PARK

Welcome to a rising Forgotten Park, one of Africa's oldest national parks.

One of four sites with Ramsar site status in the DRC: In 2017, the Lufira basin was designated "Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance."

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1.3M

Hectares

+1.8k

Species

240

Rangers

100

Civil Personnel

About Upemba

Upemba National Park is one of the oldest national parks of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It was first established in May 1939 on the basis of a Belgian royal decree with an original area of 1.75 millions hectares to protect its outstanding biodiversity. It is named after the Upemba Lake.

The park is home to over 1.800 different species, including Savannah Elephants, Buffalos, Antelopes and the only wild Zebra population in DRC. It also harbors the Katanga impala and other endemic species.

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