Gombe National Park | |
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(GNP) | |
![]() Chimpanzee female with her baby in Gombe National Park | |
Location | ![]() Kigoma Region, Kigoma District |
Nearest city | Kigoma City |
Coordinates | 4°40′00″S 29°38′00″E / 4.66667°S 29.63333°E |
Area | 35km2 |
Established | 1968 |
Visitors | 1,854 (in 2012) |
Governing body | Tanzanian National Parks Authority |
Website | Park website |
The Gombe National Park (/ˈɡɒmbi, ˈɡoʊmbeɪ/), (Hifahdi ya Taifa ya Gombe, in Swahili) formely called the Gombe Stream National Park is a national park with the IUCN category II located within the Kigoma District of the Kigoma Region in Tanzania, 16 km (10 mi) north of Kigoma City, the capital of Kigoma Region.[1]