W National Park

W Transborder Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Mékrou River in the W-National Park
IUCN Protected Areas of the WAP complex
Location	Niger-Burkina Faso-Benin
Nearest city	Kandi (Benin), Diapaga (Burkina Faso), Tapoa (Niger)
Coordinates	12°31′31″N 2°39′48″E / 12.52528°N 2.66333°E / 12.52528; 2.66333
Area	10,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi)
Established	August 4, 1954
Governing body	ECOPAS, Governments of Niger, Burkina Faso, and Benin
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	W Regional Park
Type	Natural
Criteria	vii, ix, x
Designated	1996 (20th session)
Reference no.	749bis
Region	Africa
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Parc national du W
Designated	30 April 1987
Reference no.	355[1]
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Parc National du W
Designated	27 June 1990
Reference no.	492[1]
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Site Ramsar du Complexe W
Designated	2 February 2007
Reference no.	1668[1]

The W National Park (French: Parc national du W)^[1] or W Regional Park (French: W du Niger) is a major national park in West Africa around a meander in the Niger River shaped like the letter W (French: double v). The park includes areas of the three countries Niger, Benin and Burkina Faso, and is governed by the three governments. Until 2008, the implementation of a regional management was supported by the EU-funded project ECOPAS (Protected Ecosystems in Sudano-Sahelian Africa, French: Ecosystèmes protégés en Afrique soudano-sahélienne). The three national parks operate under the name W Transborder Park (French: Parc Regional W).^[2] The section of W National Park lying in Benin, measuring over 8,000 km² (3,100 sq mi), came under the full management of African Parks in June 2020.^[3] In Benin, W National Park is contiguous with Pendjari National Park which is also under the management of African Parks.