Banco National Park

Banco National Park
Banco National Park
Banco forest seen from the fish farm
Map showing the location of Banco National Park
Map showing the location of Banco National Park
Nearest cityAbidjan,
Coordinates5°23′N 4°3′W / 5.383°N 4.050°W / 5.383; -4.050
Area30 km2
DesignationNational park
Created1953

Banco National Park is a national park in Côte d'Ivoire located along Highway North in the district of Attécoubé (Abidjan). It is the only primary dense tropical forest located in the heart of an urban area, alongside the Tijuca National Park in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.[1]

It has an area of 34.74 square kilometres (13.41 sq mi).[2]

  1. ^ "Les secrets de la forêt du Banco - Le voyage du Calao" (in French). 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  2. ^ "Parc national du Banco". oipr.ci (in French). Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.

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