In 1932, two blocks of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest were designated as
Crown Forest Reserves. The Northern block was designated as the "Kayonza
Crown Forest Reserve," and the Southern block designated as the
"Kasatora Crown Forest Reserve."These reserves had a combined area of 207 square kilometers
(80 sq mi). In 1942, the two Crown Forest Reserves were combined and
enlarged, and renamed the Impenetrable Central Crown Forest. This new protected
area covered an area of 298 square kilometers (115 sq mi) and was under
the joint control of the Ugandan
