SANParks

South African National Parks

SANParks
Logo of South African National Parks
Agency overview
Formed	1926
Jurisdiction	Government of South Africa
Headquarters	643 Leyds Street, Muckleneuk, Pretoria 25°45′59″S 28°12′8″E / 25.76639°S 28.20222°E / -25.76639; 28.20222
Employees	4,027 (permanent) 1,405 (temporary)
Annual budget	R1,815,542
Minister responsible	B E E (Edna) Molewa, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs
Agency executives	Joanne Yawitch, Chairperson of the Board Fundisile Mketeni, CEO
Parent agency	Department of Environmental Affairs
Key documents	National Parks Act, 1976 National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003
Website	www.sanparks.org

South African National Parks (SANParks) is the body responsible for managing South Africa's national parks. SANParks was formed in 1926, and currently manages 21 parks consisting of over 4,000,000 hectares (40,000 km²), over 3% of the total area of South Africa.

The best known park is Kruger National Park, which is also the oldest (proclaimed in 1898), and the largest, at nearly 2,000,000 hectares (20,000 km²). Kruger Park and Table Mountain National Park are two of South Africa's most visited tourist attractions.

The following are designated as National Parks of South Africa: