Kourtiagou Reserve

Kourtiagou Reserve is a partial reserve in Burkina Faso. Established in 1957 it is located in Tapoa Province and covers an area of 510 km². Its name stems from the river Kourtiagou which is the western border of the reserve. In the East it is divided from the W National Park by the road R7 from Tansarga to Banikoara. The southern border is the national border to Benin.

Kourtiagou Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Tree savannas of the Atacora mountains in the Kourtiagou reserve
IUCN Protected Areas of the WAP complex: Kourtiagou is central
Location
Coordinates11.5236°N 1.94097°E / 11.5236; 1.94097
Area510 km2 (200 sq mi)
Established1957


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