Isangano National Park

Size and Landscape

Isangano National Park was declared by the President of the Republic of Zambia by a Statutory Order number 44 of 1972. The Park covers an area of 840 km2 is situated in the Luwingu and Kasama Districts.

The physical features of the Park are largely flats and flood plains. The Chambeshi River marks the eastern boundary while the Lubansenshi River run through the middle. The western flood-plain area forms part of the Bangweulu flats. Erythrophleum – Pterocarpus woodland with tall grass and watershed plain grassland predominate the Park. There are some areas of Papyrus and Phragmites along the two major rivers.

Habitat and animal population

Among the mammals sighted in the park include elephant, zebra, buffalo hartebeest, roan antelope, eland, reedbuck bushbuck, hippopotamus and warthog may occur but not in abundance.

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