San Nicolas
IUCN Not ReportedMunicipal Protected Area · 2004
91 km²
Commune · BOL
Culpina
Bolivia
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(56 %)
Species observed
1 275
Observations
4 742
Area
3 895,7km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
1 275 distinct species · 4 742 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
15,2°C
Annual rain
894mm
Warmest m°
22,2°C
Coldest m°
4,6°C
Elevation: 2 096 m on average (min 686 m, max 4 082 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,2°C
Annual rain
894mm
Warmest month
22,2°C
Coldest month
4,6°C
Mean alt.
2 096m
Min
686m
Max
4 082m
Std. dev.
772m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(56 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
29,4g/kg
Clay
29,0%
Sand
42,3%
Silt
28,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiMaggregated to Sur Cinti
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
39,5g/kg
Clay
27,8%
Sand
43,1%
Silt
29,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
29,5g/kg
Clay
28,1%
Sand
43,1%
Silt
28,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
19,2g/kg
Clay
31,3%
Sand
40,6%
Silt
28,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest39.7%
Crops1.1%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil12.0%
Other (grassland, water…)47.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology20 basins · 3 lakes · 9 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
343,6km
Lake surface here
5,42km²
Basins crossed
20
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
73 140km²
Discharge in basins
265,2m³/s
Mean precip.
634mm/an
Mean T°
17,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,60
Mean runoff
117mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 174m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #19620sub-area667,8 km²overlap646.59 km²17%
- Bassin de Río Pilayasub-area570,2 km²overlap568.64 km²15%
- Bassin de Río Pilayasub-area1 844,2 km²overlap481.06 km²12%
- Bassin de Río Camblayasub-area1 621,5 km²overlap453.71 km²12%
- Bassin de Rio Puka Pampasub-area349 km²overlap347.63 km²9%
- Bassin de Rio Culpina Mayusub-area346,2 km²overlap327.81 km²8%
- Bassin de Rio Inca Huasisub-area682,5 km²overlap304.43 km²8%
- Bassin de Rio Lecherasub-area339,9 km²overlap283.88 km²7%
- Bassin de Río Pilcomayosub-area620,8 km²overlap146.74 km²4%
11 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Río Pilcomayosub-area147,4 km²overlap114.79 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Camblayasub-area146,4 km²overlap99.64 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Pilayasub-area136,2 km²overlap48.26 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Pilcomayosub-area31,2 km²overlap24.36 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Pilayasub-area29,4 km²overlap21.34 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Chicosub-area2 110,3 km²overlap13.67 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Pilcomayosub-area257 km²overlap11.85 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Santa Elenasub-area1 577,1 km²overlap0.86 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Pilcomayosub-area956,1 km²overlap0.32 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Tumuslasub-area592,3 km²overlap0.07 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Pilcomayosub-area198,8 km²overlap0.07 km²0%
Lakes (3, top by area)
Rivers / streams (9, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Pilayaord 7len here102.58 km37%total276 km
- Río Camblayaord 7len here72.11 km49%total148 km
- Rio Inca Huasiord 3len here59.09 km83%total71 km
- Rio Puka Pampaord 7len here51.50 km93%total56 km
- Río Pilcomayoord 8len here37.25 km2%total2381 km
- Rio Culpina Mayuord 2len here11.06 km100%total11 km
- Rio Lecheraord 3len here8.44 km100%total8 km
- Río Huacatasord 3len here1.22 km4%total32 km
- Río Paichuord 2len here0.32 km1%total28 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
2,3%
Pesticides
28,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN