Serengeti Map

The Serengeti is a geographical region in Africa, covering about 30,000 km² (11,600 sq mi). This map shows its extent on shaded relief, with the surrounding relief, rivers, borders and cities.

Serengeti Map
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How to read this map

The Serengeti is about 30,000 km² (11,600 sq mi) in area. It extends across Kenya and Tanzania.

The dashed outline marks the Serengeti as mapped by Natural Earth. Towns and cities on the map include Nairobi, Kampala, Moshi, Mwanza, Mbale, Kisumu, Nakuru and Eldoret. Labeled countries: Tanzania.

Greens show lower elevations; tan and brown show higher land, with pale tones toward the highest terrain. Shadows emphasize the slopes, and vertical relief is exaggerated so landforms are easier to read. Dashed lines show country borders.

The relief uses Terrain Tiles (SRTM, GMTED2010 and ETOPO1 elevation data). Rivers, lakes, borders and the outline of the Serengeti come from Natural Earth, and the figures on this page from Wikidata. Natural Earth draws features at a small scale, so the outline is a guide to where the Serengeti is, not a surveyed boundary.

Blank physical map

The blank version keeps the mapped features and removes the place labels. Download it for a geography worksheet or practice identifying the features.

Serengeti Map without names
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Serengeti facts

FactValue
Area30,000 km² (11,600 sq mi)
Body of waterLake Victoria
CountriesKenya and Tanzania

Data sources and license

Map design and rendered images: Atlas of Maps, CC BY 4.0. Source databases retain their own licenses; the map license does not replace them.

Maps of the countries: Kenya, Tanzania. Compare with the world mountain ranges map.

Frequently asked questions

How big is the Serengeti?

About 30,000 km² (11,600 sq mi).

Where is the Serengeti?

The Serengeti is in Kenya and Tanzania.

Can I download a blank map of the Serengeti?

Yes. The blank version keeps the relief, rivers and borders and the highlighted landform but removes the place names. Both versions are free to download as PNG and as an A4 PDF.

Use this map

You can download, print and share this map for free, in class, in school projects, in presentations and on websites, as long as you credit the source: Serengeti Map · Atlas of Maps (atlasofmaps.com), license CC BY 4.0.

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