Niassa
IUCN VISpecial Reserve · 1954
38 189 km²
Commune · MOZ
Chiconono
Mozambique
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(51 %)
Species observed
4
Observations
4
Area
4 086,1km²
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
4 distinct species · 4 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
20,4°C
Annual rain
1 061mm
Warmest m°
28,0°C
Coldest m°
11,9°C
Elevation: 1 033 m on average (min 548 m, max 1 587 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,4°C
Annual rain
1 061mm
Warmest month
28,0°C
Coldest month
11,9°C
Mean alt.
1 033m
Min
548m
Max
1 587m
Std. dev.
214m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(51 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
15,6g/kg
Clay
31,5%
Sand
51,1%
Silt
17,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Muembe
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
21,0g/kg
Clay
29,5%
Sand
52,8%
Silt
17,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
15,3g/kg
Clay
30,4%
Sand
51,9%
Silt
17,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
10,5g/kg
Clay
34,5%
Sand
48,7%
Silt
16,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest67.8%
Crops2.9%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)29.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology16 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
98,5km
Basins crossed
16
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
5 896km²
Discharge in basins
302,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 335mm/an
Mean T°
21,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,12
Mean runoff
663mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 000m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Rio Lucheringosub-area1 038,1 km²overlap815.77 km²20%
- Bassin de Rio Lucheringosub-area1 310 km²overlap536.97 km²13%
- Bassin de Luatizesub-area594,3 km²overlap496.10 km²12%
- Basin #80780sub-area472,4 km²overlap368.70 km²9%
- Bassin de Luatizesub-area935 km²overlap363.59 km²9%
- Basin #80790sub-area319,5 km²overlap318.26 km²8%
- Bassin de Luatizesub-area697,6 km²overlap278.23 km²7%
- Basin #84970sub-area339,1 km²overlap250.56 km²6%
- Basin #84960sub-area438,7 km²overlap230.84 km²6%
7 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #90150sub-area760,7 km²overlap200.07 km²5%
- Basin #78610sub-area173,5 km²overlap134.31 km²3%
- Basin #83370sub-area119,3 km²overlap73.26 km²2%
- Basin #77870sub-area29,3 km²overlap19.26 km²0%
- Basin #84950sub-area8,1 km²overlap0.12 km²0%
- Basin #85120sub-area916,9 km²overlap0.07 km²0%
- Basin #78600sub-area683,1 km²overlap0.00 km²0%
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
1,6%
Pesticides
1,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN VI · 3
Chipanje Chetu
IUCN VICommunity Conservation Area · 1998
6 653 km²
Niassa
IUCN VIBuffer Zone · 1954
4 519 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN