Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2010
534 km²
Division · LKA
Ambagamuwa
Sri Lanka
AfTropical, rainforest(69 %)
Area
483,9km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
19,4°C
Annual rain
4 187mm
Warmest m°
24,0°C
Coldest m°
14,8°C
Elevation: 1 214 m on average (min 144 m, max 2 179 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,4°C
Annual rain
4 187mm
Warmest month
24,0°C
Coldest month
14,8°C
Mean alt.
1 214m
Min
144m
Max
2 179m
Std. dev.
405m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(69 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
62,2g/kg
Clay
38,4%
Sand
33,2%
Silt
28,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
80,9g/kg
Clay
37,4%
Sand
33,8%
Silt
28,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
65,5g/kg
Clay
38,2%
Sand
33,2%
Silt
28,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
40,3g/kg
Clay
39,7%
Sand
32,5%
Silt
27,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest67.3%
Crops5.5%
Built-up1.1%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)25.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
4hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
106,4%
Pesticides
11,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas16
IUCN Ia · 11IUCN Ib · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN II · 1
Peak Wilderness NR
IUCN IaNature Reserve · 2009
135 km²
Peak Wilderness
IUCN Not ReportedConservation Forest · 2009
44 km²
Horton Plains
IUCN IINational Park · 1988
31 km²
WaleweNimmna
IUCN IaConservation Forest · 2008
17 km²
Sri Pada
IUCN IaConservation Forest · 2008
10 km²
Complete list16 protected areas
- Central Highlands of Sri LankaWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable2010534 km²
- Peak Wilderness NRNature ReserveIUCN Ia2009135 km²
- Peak WildernessConservation ForestIUCN Not Reported200944 km²
- Horton PlainsNational ParkIUCN II198831 km²
- WaleweNimmnaConservation ForestIUCN Ia200817 km²
- Sri PadaConservation ForestIUCN Ia200810 km²
- MorahelaWHConservation ForestIUCN Ia20085 km²
- GalabodaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20093 km²
- Horagolla 2Reserved ForestIUCN Ib20092 km²
- GalamudunaConservation ForestIUCN Ia20091 km²
- NissankayapalawaConservation ForestIUCN Ia20080 km²
- AlubodeniConservation ForestIUCN Ia20090 km²
- DewatahinnaConservation ForestIUCN Ia20090 km²
- KanaspahanaConservation ForestIUCN Ia20080 km²
- PalalikuruheeneConservation ForestIUCN Ia20080 km²
- MadugahamulaConservation ForestIUCN Ia20090 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN