Global InformationBao Bolong Wetland Reserve information
| Bao Bolong Wetland Reserve | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
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| Location |  Gambia, North Bank Division |
| Nearest city | Salikenne |
| Coordinates | 13°31′N 15°52′W / 13.517°N 15.867°W |
| Area | 220 km² |
| Established | 1996 |
Ramsar Wetland | |
| Official name | Baobolon Wetland Reserve |
| Designated | 16 September 1996 |
| Reference no. | 860[1] |
Bao Bolong (also Baobolong, Bao Bolon or Baobolon) Wetland Reserve is a protected area in The Gambia. Established in 1996, it covers 296.5 square kilometres.[2]
The Wetland Reserve is located on the north bank of the River Gambia, approximately 100 km (52 nautical miles) from the river mouth. The name is derived from the Bao Bolon tributary that rises in Senegal and enters the River Gambia.[3] It extends from the River Gambia north to the Senegalese border along the Baobolon tributary.
- ^ "Baobolon Wetland Reserve". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Baobolong". Protected Planet. UNEP-WCMC. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Bao Bolo Wetland Reserve". Programme Regional de Conservation. 2005. Retrieved 31 July 2008.