Ishango
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IUCN category II (national park)
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| Location | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Nearest city | Goma |
| Coordinates | 0°7′37.09″S 29°36′1.45″E / 0.1269694°S 29.6004028°ECoordinates: 0°7′37.09″S 29°36′1.45″E / 0.1269694°S 29.6004028°E |
Ishango is a sub-station of Virunga National Park, situated on the Northern Shores of Lake Edward in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The station was created in the 1950s and is famous for many reasons:
Ishango is currently managed under the leadership of a park warden and five rangers. It has an airstrip, and administrative building, four houses and some tented accommodations for visitors. The buildings were rehabilitated by the European Development Fund in 2007.
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