Awash West
IUCN VIControlled Hunting Area · 1973
11 822 km²
Zone · ETH
Afar Zone 3
Ethiopia
BShArid, steppe, hot(87 %)
Area
16 571,7km²
Ecological tissue
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Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
27,9°C
Annual rain
510mm
Warmest m°
37,3°C
Coldest m°
18,2°C
Elevation: 746 m on average (min 393 m, max 1 910 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,9°C
Annual rain
510mm
Warmest month
37,3°C
Coldest month
18,2°C
Mean alt.
746m
Min
393m
Max
1 910m
Std. dev.
175m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(87 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
15,6g/kg
Clay
25,3%
Sand
39,8%
Silt
35,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vbGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
24,3g/kg
Clay
24,3%
Sand
40,5%
Silt
35,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
13,2g/kg
Clay
25,8%
Sand
38,9%
Silt
35,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
9,4g/kg
Clay
25,8%
Sand
40,0%
Silt
34,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest5.0%
Crops3.5%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil11.1%
Other (grassland, water…)80.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
2,8%
Pesticides
2,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas12
IUCN VI · 8IUCN II · 2IUCN IV · 2
Afdem-Gewane
IUCN VIControlled Hunting Area · 1973
4 717 km²
Yangudi Rassa
IUCN IINational Park · 1969
3 046 km²
Gewane
IUCN IVWildlife Reserve · 1973
3 007 km²
Erer-Gota
IUCN VIControlled Hunting Area · 1973
2 629 km²
Awash-West
IUCN IVWildlife Reserve · 1973
1 494 km²
Complete list12 protected areas
- Awash WestControlled Hunting AreaIUCN VI197311 822 km²
- Afdem-GewaneControlled Hunting AreaIUCN VI19734 717 km²
- Yangudi RassaNational ParkIUCN II19693 046 km²
- GewaneWildlife ReserveIUCN IV19733 007 km²
- Erer-GotaControlled Hunting AreaIUCN VI19732 629 km²
- Awash-WestWildlife ReserveIUCN IV19731 494 km²
- Bilen-HertaleControlled Hunting AreaIUCN VI2014825 km²
- AwashNational ParkIUCN II1969582 km²
- Asbari-DullessaControlled Hunting AreaIUCN VI2014167 km²
- Amibera-MelikasadControlled Hunting AreaIUCN VI111 km²
- Gelila-DuruOpen Hunting AreaIUCN VI200652 km²
- Gara-GumbiOpen Hunting AreaIUCN VI201249 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN