Volcanoes National Park

Volcanoes National Park
French: Parc National des Volcans Kinyarwanda: Pariki y’Igihugu y’Ibirunga
IUCN category II (national park)
Mount Bisoke in Volcanoes National Park
Location of Volcanoes National Park
Location	Rwanda
Coordinates	01°28′03″S 29°29′33″E / 1.46750°S 29.49250°E / -1.46750; 29.49250
Area	160 km2 (62 sq mi)

Volcanoes National Park is a national park in northwestern Rwanda. It covers 160 km² (62 sq mi) of rainforest and encompasses five of the eight volcanoes in the Virunga Mountains, namely Karisimbi, Bisoke, Muhabura, Gahinga and Sabyinyo. It borders Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda. It is home to the mountain gorilla and the golden monkey, and was the base for the primatologist Dian Fossey.