List of protected areas of Tanzania - wikipedia List of protected areas of Tanzania Protected areas in Tanzania are extremely varied, ranging from sea habitats over grasslands to the top of the Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa. About a third of the country 's total area is protected to a certain degree as a national park, game reserve, marine park, forest reserve or the like. The following list gives an overview on the various protected areas in Tanzania including their predominant habitat, wildlife and flora. Especially remarkable species ( endemics or those occurring in unusually large numbers ) are set in bold. Contents 1 National parks 2 Game Reserves and Other protected areas 3 Marine Parks and Reserves 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References National parks All 16 national parks together comprise an area of more than 42,000 km. They are administered by the Tanzania National Parks Authority ( TANAPA ). Names like Arusha and Serengeti are well known, partly due to films about African wildlife. National Park Habitat Flora / Fauna Comments Picture Arusha National Park established : 1960 renamed : 1967 enlarged : 1973 area : 137 km2 dense forest, swamp, grassland, lakes, alpine highland, rocks 1,525 -- 4,565 m giraffe, Cape buffalo, elephant, zebra, dik - dik, hippopotamus, waterbuck, warthog, leopard, eland, spotted hyena, klipspringer, baboon, blue monkey, black - and - white colobus, greater flamingo, lesser flamingo, sacred ibis, Maccoa duck, Egyptian goose, turaco, Narina trogon, broadbill, red - hot poker, Spanish moss, giant lobelia 400 bird species Gombe Stream National Park established : 1943 gazetted : 1968 area : 52 km2 miombo woodland, gallery forest 750 -- 1,500 m chimpanzee, olive baboon, red - tailed monkey, red colobus, diademed monkey, leopard, bushbuck, buffalo, waterbuck, barbet, palm - nut vulture, Forbes ' plover, African fish eagle, Peters 's twinspot Jane Goodall worked here Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park established : 1940s gazetted : 2004 area : 50 km2 swamp forest, mangrove, sea grass bed, salt marsh Zanzibar red colobus, Aders 's duiker Katavi National Park established : 1951 gazetted : 1974 area : 4,471 km2 miombo woodland, river, lakes, floodplain 900 m eland, sable antelope, roan antelope, hippopotamus, crocodile, lion, leopard, elephant, zebra, buffalo, topi, pelican, waterfowl more than 400 bird species Kilimanjaro National Park established : 1910s, 1921 gazetted : 1973 world heritage : 1987 area : 753 km2 montane forest, moorland, alpine desert 1,830 -- 5,895 m Abbott 's duiker, grey duiker, red forest duiker, bushbuck, eland, elephant, leopard, buffalo, small antelope, blue monkey, black - and - white colobus, galago crassicaudatus, Kilimanjaro tree hyrax, Abbot 's starling, raven, papilio sjoestedti, giant lobelia, moss, lichen highest freestanding mountain in the world, world 's tallest summit that can be climbed without technical equipment. Kitulo National Park gazetted : 2002 area : 412.9 km2 montane grassland at 2,600 m red - hot poker, aloe, protea, pelargonium geranium, giant lobelia, lilies, asters, Denham 's bustard, blue swallow, mountain marsh widow, cisticola njombe, Kipengere seedeater, mountain reedbuck, eland, chameleon, lizards, frogs 350 species of vascular plants among which 45 varieties of terrestrial orchid, many bird species Lake Manyara National Park established : 1957 established : 1960 area : 325 km2 enlarged : 2009 area : 644 km2 lake ( 2 / 3 ), forest, grassland 960 -- 1,478 m elephant, Cape buffalo, lion, hippopotamus, impala, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, bushbuck, leopard, baboon, lesser flamingo, greater flamingo, white pelican, yellow - billed stork, white - breasted cormorant, palm - nut vulture, Ayres 's hawk - eagle, Nile monitor, cobra greatest biomass density in the world ; tree - climbing lions Mahale Mountains National Park gazetted : 14 June 1985 area : 1,613 km2 miombo forest, Kasoge ( lowland ) forest, montane rainforest 773 -- 2,460 m chimpanzee, red colobus, red - tailed monkey, blue monkey, giant squirrel, red - legged sun squirrel, brush - tailed porcupine, bushy - tailed mongoose, Angolan black - and - white colobus, Sharpe 's grysbok, red - collared widowbird, speckled mousebird, crowned eagle, bee - eater, roller, crested guineafowl, Ross ' turaco, white - browed robin - chat, red - winged starling, violet - backed starling, parrots savanna and forest adapted species, 90 % of 193 fish species in the lake are endemic Mikumi National Park established : 1964 extended : 1975 area : 3,230 km2 floodplain, grassland, wooded savanna, miombo covered hills 550 -- 1,257 m eland, greater kudu, yellow baboon, vervet monkey, serval, sable antelope, hippopotamus, zebra, lion, wildebeest, impala, buffalo, giraffe, elephant, lilac - breasted roller, yellow - throated longclaw, bateleur eagle, waterbirds more than 400 bird species Mount Meru ( Tanzania ) See Arusha National Park part of Arusha National Park Mkomazi National Park established : 2006 area : 3,254 km2 semi -- arid savanna oryx, kudu, African wild dog, black rhinoceros, also big mammals famous for African wild dog and black rhinoceros Ruaha National Park established : 1910 gazetted : 1964 area : 20,226 km2 miombo woodland, savanna 750 -- 1,830 m elephant, hornbill, kingfisher, sunbird, white stork, African wild dog, sable antelope, greater kudu, crested barbet, yellow - collared lovebird more than 400 bird species, high diversity of antelopes Rubondo Island National Park established : 1977 area : 240 km2 humid forest, lakeside papyrus beds, open grassland 1,134 - 1,381 m yellow - spotted otter, Nile perch, African fish eagle, hippopotamus, vervet monkey, genet, mongoose, bushbuck, sitatunga, grey parrot, malachite kingfisher, paradise flycatcher, herons, storks, spoonbills Saadani National Park established : 1969 gazetted : 2002 area : 1,062 km2 coast, river, forest, savanna giraffe, buffalo, warthog, waterbuck, reedbuck, hartebeest, wildebeest, red forest duiker, greater kudu, eland, sable antelope, yellow baboon, vervet monkey, elephant, lion, leopard, spotted hyena, black - backed jackal, hippopotamus, crocodile, mangrove kingfisher, lesser flamingo, green turtle only sanctuary bordering the sea Saanane Island National Park established : 2013 gazetted : 2013 area : 2.18 km2 located within the city Serengeti National Park established : 1929 gazetted : 1951 world heritage : 1981 area : 14,763 km2 grassland plains, savanna, riverine forest, woodland ; 920 -- 1,850 m wildebeest, zebra, lion, leopard, elephant, rhinoceros, buffalo, cheetah, gazelle, giraffe, spotted hyena, jackal, aardwolf, serval, agama lizard, rock hyrax, secretary bird, ostrich, black eagle most visited park in Tanzania ; famous for massive migration of ungulates ; more than 500 bird species Tarangire National Park established : 1970 area : 2,850 km2 grassland, savanna ; 1,000 -- 1,500 m oryx, gerenuk, elephant, baobab, lesser kudu, African wild dog, lion kori bustard, ground hornbill, ostrich, yellow - collared lovebird, rufous - tailed weaver, ashy starling, dwarf mongoose, red - and - yellow barbet 550 bird varieties ; largest concentration of wildlife behind Serengeti Udzungwa Mountains National Park established : 1994 area : 1,990 km2 tropical rainforest, mountain forest, miombo woodland, grassland, steppe 250 -- 2,600 m rufous - winged sunbird, Udzungwa partridge, sanje crested mangabey, Iringa red colobus, rungwecerbus kipunji, matundu dwarf galago, mountain dwarf galago, reptiles and amphibians, hyrax, squirrel, also big mammals more than 400 bird species, 2,500 plant species ; many endemics ( 25 % of plant species, 5 primates ) ; second - largest biodiversity in Africa Game Reserves and Other protected areas Name Habitat Flora / Fauna Comments Picture Ngorongoro Conservation Area established : 1959 world heritage : 1979 area : 8,288 km2 grassland, lakes, swamp, woodland, heath, dense mountain forest 1,500 -- 3,648 m wildebeest, zebra, gazelle, black rhinoceros, lion, hartebeest, spotted hyena, hippopotamus, buffalo, elephant, mountain reedbuck, leopard, serval, ostrich, kori bustard, papilio sjoestedti many archeological and paleontological sites : Olduvai Gorge, Laetoli, Lake Ndutu Selous Game Reserve established : 1922 world heritage : 1982 area : 44,800 km2 miombo woodland, open wooded grassland, riverine swamps 80 -- 1,300 m African wild dog, elephant, cheetah, giraffe, hippopotamus, buffalo, crocodile, white rhinoceros, largest game reserve in Africa ; 350 bird species Uwanda Game Reserve established : 1971 area : 5,000 km2 floodplain, grassland, woodland 1,200 m puku, zebra, topi, buffalo, elephant Marine Parks and Reserves Name Habitat Flora / Fauna Comments Picture Mafia Island Marine Park established : 1 July 1995 area : 882 km2 coral reefs, sea grass beds, mangroves, inter-tidal flats, coastal forest dugong, gold - striped fusilier, cigar wrasse, queen coris, goldbar wrasse, grouper, barracuda, rainbow runner, black - spotted ribbontail ray, blue - spotted ribbontail ray, eagle ray, manta ray, yellowfin tuna, giant trevally, mackerel, bonito, cobia, reef shark, green turtle, hawksbill turtle, Comoros lesser flying fox, duiker, bush pig, mongoose, elephant shrew Mnazi Bay - Ruvumba Estuary Marine Park established : 1 July 2000 area : 650 km2 mangroves, sand dunes, sea, coastal forest, river coral, whale, dolphin, crocodile, hippopotamus, terrapin more than 400 fish species See also List of national parks Maziwi Island Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism ( Tanzania ) Notes Jump up ^ as Ngurdoto Crater National Park Jump up ^ combined with Momela Lakes ^ Jump up to : as game reserve ^ Jump up to : as national park Jump up ^ as Jozani Forest Reserve Jump up ^ as forest reserve Jump up ^ as game sanctuary Jump up ^ as marine park References Wikimedia Commons has media related to National parks of Tanzania. UNEP WCMC Tanzania National Parks Marine Parks in Tanzania National Parks of Tanzania National Parks Arusha Gombe Stream Jozani Chwaka Bay Katavi Kilimanjaro Kitulo Lake Manyara Mahale Mountains Mikumi Mkomazi Ruaha Rubondo Island Saadani Saanane Island Serengeti Tarangire Udzungwa Mountains Reserves Amani Biharamulo Grumeti Mpanga - Kipengere Ngorongoro Selous Uwanda Marine Parks and Reserves Dar es Salaam : Bongoyo Mbudya Pangavini Fungu Yasini Mafia Island Maziwe Island Mnazi Bay - Ruvuma Estuary Organizations Tanzania National Parks Authority ( TANAPA ) Marine Parks and Reserves Unit ( MPRU ) Tanzania Wildlife Division Ngorongoro Conservation Authority List of protected areas of Africa Sovereign states Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde ( Cabo Verde ) Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea eSwatini ( Swaziland ) Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea - Bissau Ivory Coast ( Côte d'Ivoire ) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe States with limited recognition Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_protected_areas_of_Tanzania&oldid=861468602 '' Categories : National parks of Tanzania Lists of national parks Lists of protected areas by country Tanzania geography - related lists Lists of tourist attractions in Tanzania Hidden categories : All set index articles with links needing disambiguation Set index articles with links needing disambiguation from September 2015 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Български Deutsch Français Italiano Kiswahili Magyar Русский Suomi Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 27 September 2018, at 17 : 12 ( UTC ). 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Question: how many national parks are there in tanzania
Answer: 16