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Mavinga Partial Reserve
Cuando-Cubango Province
Origin - Established as a Partial Reserve on 17-09-1966.
Classification - Partial Reserve, IV.
Location - Province of Cuando-Cubango, 300 km south of Menongue.
Area - Occupies 5,950 km².
Geographic Limits - 15 09' to 19 57' South Latitude and 20 24' to 21 30' East Longitude.
Natural Limits - Limited to the North by the Chondela trail to the Dima River and to the East by the border line with Zambia.
Description- With an altitude ranging from 1,052 to 1,228 meters, the reserve extends across plains with smooth lines, crossed by the Kwando, Lombam, Cariei and Cueio rivers. The average annual temperature is 20.6°C and humidity is 77%.
The coldest month is July, with an average of 14.5°C, and the hottest is October, with 24.2° C.
It rains on average 92 days a year and the relative humidity is 51%.
The two main vegetation types are open forest with a few scattered deciduous trees and dry savannah, with grass and shrubs dispersed.
The mammals existing in the Reserve are the jaguar, the hyena, the wild dog (Lycaon), the badger, the lion, the elephant, the black rhinoceros, the hippopotamus, the inhala (Kobus ellipsiprymnus - water goat), the puku, the chango (Redunca redunca), the topi, the impala, the oribi, the steenbok (Raphicerus campestris), the lechwe (Kobus leche), the buffalo and the olongo (Strepsiceros strepsiceros - kudu). The most common bird is the ostrich (Struthio camelus).
Classification - Partial Reserve, IV.
Location - Province of Cuando-Cubango, 300 km south of Menongue.
Area - Occupies 5,950 km².
Geographic Limits - 15 09' to 19 57' South Latitude and 20 24' to 21 30' East Longitude.
Natural Limits - Limited to the North by the Chondela trail to the Dima River and to the East by the border line with Zambia.
Description- With an altitude ranging from 1,052 to 1,228 meters, the reserve extends across plains with smooth lines, crossed by the Kwando, Lombam, Cariei and Cueio rivers. The average annual temperature is 20.6°C and humidity is 77%.
The coldest month is July, with an average of 14.5°C, and the hottest is October, with 24.2° C.
It rains on average 92 days a year and the relative humidity is 51%.
The two main vegetation types are open forest with a few scattered deciduous trees and dry savannah, with grass and shrubs dispersed.
The mammals existing in the Reserve are the jaguar, the hyena, the wild dog (Lycaon), the badger, the lion, the elephant, the black rhinoceros, the hippopotamus, the inhala (Kobus ellipsiprymnus - water goat), the puku, the chango (Redunca redunca), the topi, the impala, the oribi, the steenbok (Raphicerus campestris), the lechwe (Kobus leche), the buffalo and the olongo (Strepsiceros strepsiceros - kudu). The most common bird is the ostrich (Struthio camelus).
Mavinga, Cubango, Angola
Localização
- Localiddae: Mavinga
- Provincia: Cuando Cubago
- Coordenadas GPS: -15.789978314905447, 20.363621467272967
Map
Geographic Limits -15 09 'to 19 57' South Latitude and 20 24 'to 21 30' East Longitude.
Natural Limits - Limited to the North by the Chondela trail to the River Dima and to the East by the border line with Zambia.Description - With an altitude that goes from 1,052 to 1,228 meters the reserve extends across plains of smooth lines, cut by the rivers Kwando, Lombam, Cariei and Cueio. The annual average temperature is 20.6 ° C and the humidity 77%. The coldest month is July, with an average of 14.5 ° C, and the warmest is October, with 24.2 ° C. It rains an average of 92 days a year and the relative humidity is 51%. The two main types of vegetation are the open forest with some scattered deciduous trees and the dry savannah, with grass and scattered shrubs. The existing mammals in the Reserve are the jaguar, the hyena, the wild boar (Lycaon), the badger, the lion, the elephant, the black rhino, the hippo, the inhala (Kobus ellipsiprymnus - water goat), the puku, the chango (Redunca redunca), topi, impala, oribi, steenbok (Raphicerus campestris), lechwe (Kobus leche), buffalo and olongo (Strepsiceros strepsiceros - kudu). The most common bird is the ostrich (Struthio camelus).
