Ruvubu National Park is a national park in Burundi covering 508 km2 (196 sq mi) that was established in 1980.[1] Its borders fall within the provinces of Karuzi, Muyinga, Cankuzo and Ruyigi. The park touches neighboring Tanzania to the south, the valley of the Ruvubu River whose landscape dominates this area.[citation needed]
^ abWorld Database on Protected Areas (2020). "Parc national du Ruvubu". Protected Planet, United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
^"Parc National de la Ruvubu". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^ abINECN (1990). La Preservation de Notre Patrimoine Naturel. Les Presses Lavigerie, Bujumbura.
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