Commune · ETH
Bensa
Ethiopia
Species observed
8
Observations
10
Area
517,3km²
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
8 distinct species · 10 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
15,3°C
Annual rain
1 450mm
Warmest m°
22,6°C
Coldest m°
8,8°C
Elevation: 2 152 m on average (min 1 567 m, max 2 737 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
39,0g/kg
Clay
36,4%
Sand
34,6%
Silt
29,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vbGLiMaggregated to Sidama
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
52,3km
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
3 338km²
Discharge in basins
11,3m³/s
Mean precip.
1 232mm/an
Mean T°
15,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,18
Mean runoff
187mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 366m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Genale Riversub-area568,5 km²overlap327.04 km²63%
- Bassin de Logita Riversub-area723,8 km²overlap68.92 km²13%
- Bassin de Genale Riversub-area347,4 km²overlap48.37 km²9%
- Bassin de Genale Riversub-area885,4 km²overlap42.90 km²8%
- Bassin de Genale Riversub-area28,6 km²overlap28.16 km²5%
- Basin #63240sub-area398,1 km²overlap1.56 km²0%
- Bassin de Genale Riversub-area386 km²overlap0.32 km²0%
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
7hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
46,4%
Pesticides
2,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)