Okomu Forest Reserve

**Okomu Forest Reserve**
Okomu Forest Reserve
IUCN category II (national park)
	Location of Okomu Forest Reserve in Benin City
Coordinates	6°25′0″N 5°28′0″E / 6.41667°N 5.46667°E

The Okomu Forest Reserve is a forest block covering an area of 1081 km² in Edo State, about 50 km west of Benin City, Nigeria.^[1] The Okomu National Park lies within the larger reserve, maintaining a small part of the forests that once covered the region as the last habitat for many endangered species.^[2]

^ "Okomu". Protected Planet. World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
^ "Okomu National Park, Edo State | National Park in Nigeria". Guide to Nigeria tourism, local culture & investments. April 15, 2011.

[1] "Okomu". Protected Planet. World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved 2019-09-06.

[2] "Okomu National Park, Edo State | National Park in Nigeria". Guide to Nigeria tourism, local culture & investments. April 15, 2011.

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