Name Category Area (Sq. Km) % (Kenya) National Park 1 Aberdare National Park 765.700 2 Amboseli National Park 392.000 3 Arabuko Sokoke National Park 6.000 4 Central Island National Park 5.000 5 Chuylu National Park 734.270 6 Hell's Gate National Park 93.000 7 Kora National Park 1,787.000 8 Lake Nakuru National Park 188.000 9 Longonot National Park 52.000 10 Malka Mari National Park 876.000 11 Meru National Park 870.000 12 Mount Elgon National Park 169.000 13 Mount Kenya National Park 704.720 14 Nairobi National Park 117.000 15 Ndere Island National Park 4.200 16 Ol Donyo Sabuk National Park 18.000 17 Ruma National Park 120.000 18 Saiwa Swamp National Park 2.000 19 Sibiloi National Park 1,573.920 20 South Island National Park 39.000 21 Tsavo East National Park 11,747.000 22 Tsavo West National Park 9,065.000 Sub-Total (National Parks) 29,328.810 5.034 Proposed National Park 1 Bonjoge Forest Reserve Proposed National Park 21.400 2 Laikipia Proposed National Park 69.204 3 Marsabit Proposed National Park 316.587 4 Ras Tenewi Proposed National Park 0.010 Total (National Parks) 29,736.011 5.104 National Reserve 1 Arawale National Reserve 533.000 2 Bisanadi National Reserve 606.000 3 Boni National Reserve 1,339.000 4 Buffalo Springs National Reserve 131.000 5 Chepkitale National Reserve 178.200 6 Dodori National Reserve 877.000 7 Kakamega National Reserve 44.700 8 Kamnarok National Reserve 87.700 9 Laikipia National Reserve 165.000 10 Lake Bogoria National Reserve 107.000 11 Lake Kanyaboli National Reserve 41.420 12 Losai National Reserve 1,806.000 13 Maasai Mara National Reserve 1,510.000 14 Marsabit National Reserve 1,564.000 15 Mount Kenya National Reserve 2,124.000 16 Mwea National Reserve 68.000 17 Nasolot National Reserve 92.000 18 Ngai Ndethya National Reserve 212.000 19 North Kitui National Reserve 745.000 20 Nyambene National Reserve 640.600 21 Rahole National Reserve 1,270.000 22 Rimoi (Kerio Valley) National Reserve 66.000 23 Samburu National Reserve 165.000 24 Shaba National Reserve 239.000 25 Shimba Hills National Reserve 192.510 26 South Kitui National Reserve 1,833.000 27 South Turkana National Reserve 1,091.000 28 Tana River Primate National Reserve 169.000 29 Tsavo Road and Railway National Reserve 291.000 18,188.130 3.122 Marine National Park 1 Kisite Marine National Park 28.000 2 Malindi Marine National Park 6.000 3 Mombasa Marine National Park 10.000 4 Watamu Marine National Park 10.000 Total (Marine National Parks) 54.000 0.009 Marine National Reserve 1 Kiunga Marine National Reserve 250.000 2 Malindi-Watamu Marine National Reserve 213.000 3 Mombasa Marine National Reserve 200.000 4 Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Reserve 11.000 5 Watamu Marine National Reserve 32.000 6 Diani Chale Marine National Park 75.000 Total (Marine National Reserves) 781.000 0.134 National Sanctuary 1 Kisumu Impala National Sanctuary 0.340 6 Lake Elementaita National Sanctuary 25.339 2 Lake Simbi National Sanctuary 0.417 3 Maralal National Sanctuary 5.000 4 Naivasha National Sanctuary 6.470 5 Ondago Swamp National Sanctuary 0.248 Sub-Total (National Sanctuaries) 37.814 Proposed National Sanctuary 37.814 0.006 7 Kiboko Sub-Station Proposed National Sanctuary 2.590 8 Muholo Island & Mbasa Island Proposed National Sanctuary 0.067 Total (National Sanctuaries) 40.471 0.007 DETAILED SUMMARY (Gazetted & Proposed) CATEGORY No Area (Sq KM) % of Kenya National Park (gazetted) 22 29,328.810 5.034 Proposed National Park 4 407.201 0.070 Sub-total 29,736.011 5.104 National Reserve (gazetted) 29 18,188.130 3.122 Proposed National Reserve 0 0.000 0.000 Sub-total 18,188.130 3.122 Marine National Park (gazetted) 4 54.000 0.009 Proposed Marine National Park 0 0.000 0.000 Sub-total 54.000 0.009 Marine National Reserve (gazetted) 6 781.000 0.134 Proposed Marine National Reserve 0 0.000 0.000 Sub-total 781.000 0.134 National Sanctuary (gazetted) 6 37.804 0.006 Proposed National sanctuary 2 2.657 0.000 Sub-total 40.461 0.007 TOTAL GAZETTED 67 48,389.744 8.305 TOTAL PROPOSED 6 409.858 0.070 GRAND TOTAL 73 48,799.602 8.324 Source: KWS Lands Dept. Date: May 2013 Area of Kenya used in calculations - 582,646 Sq Km SIMPLE SUMMARY (takes into account gazetted WPAs only) CATEGORY No Area (Sq KM) % of Kenya National Park 22 29,328.810 5.034 National Reserve 29 18,188.130 3.122 Marine National Park 4 54.000 0.009 Marine National Reserve 6 781.000 0.134 National Sanctuary 6 37.804 0.006 TOTAL 67 48,389.744 8.305 Source: KWS Lands Dept. Date: May 2013.
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