Ngorongoro Conservation Area
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Summary
Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a protected area[1]. It ranks in the top 0.39% of protected area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,996 views/month, #6 of 1,535).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Arusha[3]
- Country: Tanzania[4]
- Named after: Ngorongoro Crater[5]
- Location: Arusha Region[6]
- Commons category: Ngorongoro[7]
- Inception: 1959[8]
- Authority: Tanzania National Parks[9]
- Official website: https://www.ngorongorocratertanzania.org/[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ngorongoro[11]
- Commons gallery: Ngorongoro[12]
- Heritage designation: World Heritage Site[13]
- Native label: Ngorongoro Conservation Area[14]
- Length: 21 km[15]
- Area: 8292 km²[16], 809,440 ha[17]
- Width: 17 km[18]
- World Heritage criteria: (iv)[19], (vii)[20], (viii)[21], (ix)[22], (x)[23]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24]
- P14541: 4GxKIU[25], 3EP9hO[26]
Why It Matters
Ngorongoro Conservation Area has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]