Manglares de Tumbes National Sanctuary

Manglares de Tumbes National Sanctuary
Santuario Nacional Manglares de Tumbes
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Location within Peru
Location	Peru Tumbes
Nearest city	Zarumilla
Coordinates	3°30′S 80°29′W / 3.5°S 80.48°W / -3.5; -80.48Coordinates: 3°30′S 80°29′W / 3.5°S 80.48°W / -3.5; -80.48
Area	29.72 km2 (11.47 sq mi)
Established	1988
Governing body	SERNANP
Website	Santuario Nacional Manglares de Tumbes (in Spanish)
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Santuario Nacional Los Manglares de Tumbes
Designated	20 January 1997

Santuario Nacional Manglares de Tumbes (in Spanish)

Manglares de Tumbes National Sanctuary is a protected natural area located in the region of Tumbes, Peru. Established in 1988, it protects the largest area of mangrove forest in Peru.

This protected area is located in Zarumilla Province, Tumbes; close to the border with Ecuador. With an area of 29.72 square kilometres (11.47 sq mi), it harbors the largest mangrove forest in Peru.

Five species of mangrove dominate the area: black mangrove (Avicennia germinans), white mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa), button mangrove (Conocarpus erectus) and two species of red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle and Rhizophora harrisonii). Seasonally dry forest and scrubland can also be found in some parts of the sanctuary; tree species representative of this ecosystem being: Pithecellobium excelsum, Cordia lutea, Mimosa acantholoba, Parkinsonia praecox, Ceiba trischistandra, Loxopterygium huasango, Bursera graveolens, Cochlospermum sp., Prosopis pallida, Capparis scabrida; and some seasonal herbaceous species also found here are: Aristida adscencionis, Bouteloua aristidoides, Stylosanthes sp., Crotalaria sp.,Tephrosia cinerea, Cyperus sp., Scirpus sp., Distichlis spicata, Antephora hermaphrodita, Paspalum racemosum, Ipomoea sp., Bidens pilosa, among others.