Nairobi National Park
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| Nairobi National Park | |
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IUCN category II (national park)
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| Location | Kenya |
| Nearest city | Nairobi |
| Coordinates | 1°22′24″S36°51′32″ECoordinates: 1°22′24″S 36°51′32″E |
| Area | 117.21 km2(45.26 sq mi) km2[1] |
| Established | 1946 |
| Governing body | Kenya Wildlife Services |
Nairobi National Park is a national park in Kenya. Established in 1946, the national park was Kenya's first.[2] It is located approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of the centre of Nairobi, Kenya's capital city,[3] with an electric fence separating the park's wildlife from the metropolis.[4]Nairobi's skyscrapers can be seen from the park. The proximity of urban and natural environments has caused conflicts between the animals and local people and threatens animals' migration routes.[2]
Still, despite its proximity to civilisation and relative small size for an African national park,[5]Nairobi National Park boasts a large and varied wildlife population.[6] Migrating herbivores gather in the park during the dry season, and it is one of Kenya's most successful rhinocerossanctuaries.[3]
