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Buffalo Partial Reserve is a protected area in Angola. It lies on the western slope of the Angolan highlands in
Benguela Province Benguela ( umb, Luombaka Volupale) is a province of Angola, situated in the west of the country. It lies on the Atlantic Ocean, and borders the provinces of Cuanza Sul, Namibe, Huila, and Huambo. The province has an area of and its capital is ...
, east of the city of
Benguela Benguela (; Umbundu: Luombaka) is a city in western Angola, capital of Benguela Province. Benguela is one of Angola's most populous cities with a population of 555,124 in the city and 561,775 in the municipality, at the 2014 census. History Por ...
. The partial reserve covers an area of 400 km2. It protects portions of the
Angolan Miombo woodlands Angolan miombo woodlands cover most of central Angola and extend into the Democratic Republic of Congo. They are part of the larger miombo ecosystem that covers much of eastern and southern Africa. Location and description This area of savanna an ...
and
Angolan scarp savanna and woodlands The Angolan Scarp savanna and woodlands is an ecoregion located on the coast of Angola, an area with a variety of habitats and rich in wildlife including many endemic birds and animals. Geography This ecoregion consists of the strip of land that ...
ecoregions."Partial Reserve Buffalo". DOPA Explorer. Accessed 23 March 2022

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{{Reflist Protected areas of Angola Angolan miombo woodlands Benguela Province