Lantoto National Park

Lantoto National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Map showing the location of Lantoto National Park
Nearest city Yambio
Coordinates 4°30′N 29°54′E / 4.5°N 29.9°E / 4.5; 29.9Coordinates: 4°30′N 29°54′E / 4.5°N 29.9°E / 4.5; 29.9
Area 760 km2 (290 sq mi)

Lantoto National Park is a protected area in southwestern South Sudan on the border with the DRC.

The park has an area of 760 km2 (290 sq mi) and is predominantly woodland, forest and open glades. The park was named by the Sudan's central government in the Wildlife Act of 1986 and Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act of 2003. As of 2012 the boundaries of the park have not been demarcated.[1]

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