Sanctuary

Tchimpounga Sanctuary

Q: Where is Tchimpounga Sanctuary?

Congo - Brazzaville. Tchimpounga Sanctuary is a sanctuary in Congo - Brazzaville. Its coordinates are 4.514° S, 11.844° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Odzala-Kokoua National Park, about 689 km away.

🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville

🛖 Sanctuary, Congo - Brazzaville

The Tchimpounga Sanctuary, also known as the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center, for primates is located on a coastal plain of savanna and forest in the Republic of the Congo, and was built in 1992. The site covers an area of 70 square kilometres (27 sq mi). The sanctuary, part of the Jane Goodall Institute, is located 50 km (31 miles) north of Pointe-Noire in the Kouilou Department and is the largest chimpanzee sanctuary on the African continent. It has conducted research comparing food-sharing and social inhibition among chimpanzees and bonobos. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

4.514° S 11.844° E

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Where is Tchimpounga Sanctuary?

Congo - Brazzaville

Tchimpounga Sanctuary is a sanctuary in Congo - Brazzaville. Its coordinates are 4.514° S, 11.844° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Odzala-Kokoua National Park, about 689 km away.