Burigi-Chato National Park

Burigi-Chato National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Lake Burigi
Location of Burigi-Chato National Park in Tanzania
Location	Karagwe, Biharamulo District, Muleba District and Chato of Kagera Region and Geita Region  Tanzania
Nearest city	Biharamulo
Coordinates	2°18′33.12″S 31°10′15.6″E / 2.3092000°S 31.171000°E / -2.3092000; 31.171000
Area	4,707 km2 (1,817 sq mi)
Designation	National Park
Established	2019
Named for	Lake Burigi and Chato District
Governing body	Tanzania National Parks Authority under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism
Website	Official Page

The Burigi-Chato National Park (Hifadhi ya Taifa ya Burigi-Chato, In Swahili) is a Tanzanian national park located the Karagwe, Biharamulo District, Muleba District of Kagera Region and Chato of Geita Region.^[1] With a total area of 4,707 square kilometers, Burigi-Chato is Tanzania's fourth-largest park and was designated a national park in 2019. From Lake Victoria in the east to the Rwandan border in the west, Burigi-Chato is a sizable region of uninhabited land. Hundreds of square kilometers of medium- and tall-grass wooded savanna, primarily Combretum and Terminalia known as Miombo, are found there. The largest freshwater lake is Lake Burigi, after which the park is named. Other features include long hills, rocky crags along escarpments, deeply set valleys lined with forest, open plains, swamps, rivers, flood plains, and deep valleys.^[2]