Cangandala National Park

Cangandala National Park is the smallest National Park in Angola, near Malange in the Malange province. It is situated between the Cuije river and 2 unnamed territories of the Cuanza river, with the towns of Culamagia and Techongolola on the edges of the park. The park was created in 1963 while Angola was under Portuguese colonial rule.It was declared a national park on 25 June 1970. The Park, which lies in the Malange province and covers an area of 600 km², consists of undulating sandlime hills with lowerlying drainage lines. The area receives about 1 350 mm rainfall per year with an average temperature of 21,5 °C. No perennial rivers occur and drainage takes place via grass covered waterlanes.A mosaic of open miombo bushveld and savanna occur. Brachystegia-bushveld are found on the water partitions and open grasslands in the lower-lying drainage lanes. The Park was originally founded to protect the Giant Sable Antelope which were discovered in 1963. At this stage it is unclear how many of them are left.

External links

* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sites/index.html?action=SitHTMDetails.asp&sid=6005&m=0 Birdlife.org profile of Cangandala National Park]