Global InformationKafta Sheraro National Park information
| Kafta Sheraro National Park | |
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| Kafta Sherao National Park | |
IUCN category II (national park) | |
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| Location | Tigray |
| Nearest city | Sheraro |
| Coordinates | 13°59′58.92″N 37°00′1.08″E / 13.9997000°N 37.0003000°E |
| Area | 6000 km2 |
| Designation | National park |
| Established | 2007 |
| Governing body | Ethiopia Wildlife Conservation Authority |
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Kafta Sheraro National Park (Tigrinya: ብሄራዊ ፓርክ ቃፍታ ሸራሮ; Amharic: የቃፍታ ሸራሮ ብሔራዊ ፓርክ) is a national park in the Tigray. Kafta Sheraro National Park is the only national park in Tigrai and one of the few highly bio-diversified parks in East Africa. It was established more than 50 years ago by Raesi Mengesha Seyoum, the then ruler of Tigray province as Shire Wildlife (citation required). But it was only in 2007 that it got formal recognition as a national park. It was governed by the Ethiopia Wildlife Conservation Authority.