Serengeti National Park

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Serengeti National Park
Swahili: Hifadhi ya Serengeti
IUCN category II (national park)
Landscape in Serengeti National Park
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Location	Tanzania
Coordinates	2°20′S 34°34′E / 2.333°S 34.567°E / -2.333; 34.567
Area	14,763 km2 (5,700 sq mi)
Established	1951
Visitors	350,000 per year
Governing body	Tanzania National Parks Authority
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Type	Natural
Criteria	vii, x
Designated	1981 (5th session)
Reference no.	156
Region	Africa

The Serengeti National Park is a large national park in northern Tanzania that stretches over 14,763 km² (5,700 sq mi).^[1] It is located in eastern Mara Region and northeastern Simiyu Region and contains over 1,500,000 hectares (3,700,000 acres) of virgin savanna. The park was established in 1940.

The Serengeti is well known for the largest annual animal migration in the world of over 1.5 million blue wildebeest and 250,000 zebra along with smaller herds of Thomson's gazelle and eland.^[2] The national park is also home to the largest lion population in Africa. It is under threat from deforestation, population growth and ranching.