It is one of the only dense, primary tropical forest located in the heart of an urban area, other than the Tijuca National Park in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

Over time, this horn was called the Triangle de Sagbé, because of its proximity to the Abobo-Sagbé district, located to the north.

The Banco National Park is located in central Abidjan, at the junction of the communes of Abobo, Yopougon, Adjamé, and Attécoubé.

Its perimeter forms a square of 7.8 km on each side, and the park covers an area of 3,473.55 hectares (8,583.3 acres) with a boundary line measuring 25.58 kilometres (15.89 mi).

[4] The park has a hydraulic reservoir and a primary forest of 600 hectares, with rare types of tree (like mahogany and avodire).

In the middle of the park flows a river called Gbangbo which means "refreshing water source" in Ebrié.

[citation needed] The Banco National Park is currently threatened by illegal logging and poaching, uncontrolled urbanization, and residents dumping their waste in the woods, according to officials.