Global InformationKafa Biosphere Reserve information
| Kafa Biosphere Reserve | |
|---|---|
  Location in Ethiopia | |
| Location | Keffa Zone, South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region, Ethiopia |
| Nearest city | Bonga |
| Area | 2,193.25 km2 (846.82 sq mi) |
| Designation | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve |
| Designated | 2010 |
| Governing body | Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute (EBI) |
The Kafa Biosphere Reserve is located in the Kafa Zone of Ethiopia approximately 460 km southwest of Addis Ababa. The Bonga National Forest Priority Area partly forms the southern boundary of the Biosphere Reserve, whilst the eastern boundary follows the Adiyo Woreda with the Gojeb River and Gewata-Yeba (Boginda) National Forest Priority Area forming the northern boundary.
It was declared in 2010 and has a surface area of 760,114.1 hectares. It has a population of 608 227 people.[2] It is administered by Kafa Zone Administration, in association with Adiyo Woreda, Bita Woreda, Chena Woreda, Cheta Woreda, Decha Woreda, Gesha Woreda, Gewata Woreda, Gimbo Woreda, Sayilem Woreda, Telo Woreda, and Bonga Town Administration.
- ^ UNEP-WCMC (2022). Protected Area Profile for Kafa from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed 2 March 2022. [1]
- ^ "Kafa Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia". 22 October 2018.