Upemba

Upemba National Park, established in 1939 and one of Africa's oldest national parks, protects an exceptional wetland and savanna landscape in the upper Lualaba River valley in Haut-Katanga Province, southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Covering approximately 11,730 square kilometres, the park encompasses the vast Upemba Depression—a series of shallow lakes, flooded grasslands, gallery forests, and miombo woodland at an elevation of approximately 700 metres. The park lies within the broader Upemba Depression ecosystem, which is one of central Africa's most important inland wetland complexes and a significant centre of fish endemism in the Congo basin.