Awash West
IUCN VIControlled Hunting Area · 1973
11 822 km²
Commune · ETH
Argoba
Ethiopia
AwTropical, savannah(71 %)
Species observed
0
Observations
0
Area
309,6km²
Partial data for this territory
Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.
Ecological tissue
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Species present
0 distinct species · 0 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,2°C
Annual rain
874mm
Warmest m°
32,3°C
Coldest m°
12,6°C
Elevation: 1 504 m on average (min 1 043 m, max 2 188 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,2°C
Annual rain
874mm
Warmest month
32,3°C
Coldest month
12,6°C
Mean alt.
1 504m
Min
1 043m
Max
2 188m
Std. dev.
260m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(71 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
26,1g/kg
Clay
31,4%
Sand
32,9%
Silt
35,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Argoba
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
40,2g/kg
Clay
30,8%
Sand
33,1%
Silt
36,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
21,5g/kg
Clay
32,0%
Sand
32,5%
Silt
35,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
16,5g/kg
Clay
31,4%
Sand
33,2%
Silt
35,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest11.9%
Crops26.2%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil3.2%
Other (grassland, water…)58.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
20,2km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
1 808km²
Discharge in basins
1,7m³/s
Mean precip.
883mm/an
Mean T°
21,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,51
Mean runoff
152mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 482m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Built-up
19,4%
Pesticides
3,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN VI · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN