Cangandala National Park, Angola
Cangandala Park is ranked as the smallest national park in Angola covering only 600sq km. It is drained by the Cuije River on the northern boundary and Cuaza river tributaries in the east and west. It was first recognized as a game reserve in 1963 but gained national park status in June 1970. It is sometimes referred to as Malange National Park.
Since the park receives nearly 1350mm of rainfall per year, there is an easy distribution of vegetation. A large area of the park is covered by woodlands of mainly Brachystegia and Julbernardia while other forest species found in the park include the Dombeya, Burkea and Monotes among many others. On the edge of the rivers are scattered patches of grasslands, forest woodlands and papyrus swamps
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