Commune · KEN
Chania
Kenya
Species observed
45
Observations
61
Area
27,8km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
45 distinct species · 61 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
17,7°C
Annual rain
1 230mm
Warmest m°
25,1°C
Coldest m°
11,3°C
Elevation: 1 706 m on average (min 1 602 m, max 1 822 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
5,7
Org. C
35,5g/kg
Clay
48,3%
Sand
20,3%
Silt
31,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Gatundu North
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)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
15,6km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
1 909km²
Discharge in basins
0,3m³/s
Mean precip.
1 186mm/an
Mean T°
17,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,27
Mean runoff
232mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 737m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
7hab/km²
Night light
1,0nW
Built-up
513,3%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)