Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1994
327 km²
Subdivision · UGA
Bulemba
Uganda
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
838
Observations
18 751
Area
8,6km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
838 distinct species · 18 751 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,8°C
Annual rain
1 947mm
Warmest m°
24,5°C
Coldest m°
13,4°C
Elevation: 1 652 m on average (min 1 579 m, max 1 733 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,8°C
Annual rain
1 947mm
Warmest month
24,5°C
Coldest month
13,4°C
Mean alt.
1 652m
Min
1 579m
Max
1 733m
Std. dev.
56m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
49,3g/kg
Clay
41,0%
Sand
31,4%
Silt
27,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: evGLiMaggregated to Kinkiizi
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
64,9g/kg
Clay
41,5%
Sand
31,3%
Silt
27,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
49,9g/kg
Clay
40,7%
Sand
31,7%
Silt
27,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
32,9g/kg
Clay
40,9%
Sand
31,1%
Silt
27,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest30.2%
Crops39.2%
Built-up2.4%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)28.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
1
Max drainage
1 123km²
Discharge in basins
0,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 157mm/an
Mean T°
20,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,28
Mean runoff
254mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 452m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Built-up
235,1%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN II · 1
Bwindi Impenetrable
IUCN IINational Park · 1991
327 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN