West Anka
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
383 km²
Local Authority · NGA
Anka
Nigeria
AwTropical, savannah(98 %)
Species observed
9
Observations
14
Area
2 404,9km²
Partial data for this territory
Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
9 distinct species · 14 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,4°C
Annual rain
958mm
Warmest m°
39,2°C
Coldest m°
17,2°C
Elevation: 387 m on average (min 306 m, max 477 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,4°C
Annual rain
958mm
Warmest month
39,2°C
Coldest month
17,2°C
Mean alt.
387m
Min
306m
Max
477m
Std. dev.
38m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(98 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
7,6g/kg
Clay
18,4%
Sand
58,7%
Silt
23,0%
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
6,4
Org. C
9,8g/kg
Clay
17,1%
Sand
59,4%
Silt
23,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
7,8g/kg
Clay
17,8%
Sand
59,0%
Silt
23,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
5,3g/kg
Clay
20,2%
Sand
57,6%
Silt
22,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest8.6%
Crops34.7%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)55.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology11 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
142,5km
Basins crossed
11
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
5 948km²
Discharge in basins
49,0m³/s
Mean precip.
913mm/an
Mean T°
26,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,53
Mean runoff
181mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
406m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Zamfarasub-area557,2 km²overlap555.07 km²23%
- Bassin de Zamfarasub-area771,6 km²overlap367.36 km²15%
- Basin #36700sub-area1 646,4 km²overlap275.34 km²11%
- Bassin de Kasub-area303,5 km²overlap229.08 km²10%
- Bassin de Kasub-area1 586,4 km²overlap221.50 km²9%
- Bassin de Zamfarasub-area428,4 km²overlap221.19 km²9%
- Bassin de Zamfarasub-area378 km²overlap210.15 km²9%
- Bassin de Zamfarasub-area1 162,9 km²overlap195.25 km²8%
- Basin #21000sub-area747,7 km²overlap102.33 km²4%
2 more basinssorted by overlap
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
13,8%
Pesticides
33,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Reported · 3
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN