Kigosi National Park

Kigosi National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Location of Kigosi National Park in Tanzania
Location	Geita Region, Shinyanga Region & Tabora Region  Tanzania
Nearest city	Kahama
Coordinates	3°53′24″S 31°49′12″E / 3.89000°S 31.82000°E / -3.89000; 31.82000
Area	8,265 km2 (3,191 sq mi)
Designation	National Park
Established	2019
Governing body	Tanzania National Parks Authority under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism
Website	Official Page

The Kigosi National Park (Hifadhi ya Taifa ya Kigosi, In Swahili) is a national park located in Shinyanga Region, Geita Region and northwest Tabora Region of Tanzania. In 2019, Kigosi National Park was created. Kigosi National Park was established in 2019. It is a part of the Moyowosi/Malagarasi wetlands complex, which is the largest wetlands complex in East Africa, and has an area of 8,265 km2. The Malagarasi, Moyowosi, Nikonga, Ugalla, Kigosi, Nikonga, and Gombe are seven slow-moving rivers that meander through a vast and intricate network of marshes, plains lakes, and woodlands. These rivers should not be confused with the Gombe Stream National Park where the chimpanzees live. These rivers eventually combine to form the Malagarasi River, which empties into Ilagala's Lake Tanganyika. With a total area of almost 92,000 square kilometers, the wetland system is larger than the entire country of Portugal.^[1]