Nyungwe National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2023
1 019 km²
Locality · RWA
Cyankuba
Rwanda
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
56
Observations
93
Area
1,5km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
56 distinct species · 93 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,9°C
Annual rain
1 944mm
Warmest m°
20,2°C
Coldest m°
12,9°C
Elevation: 2 014 m on average (min 1 966 m, max 2 413 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,9°C
Annual rain
1 944mm
Warmest month
20,2°C
Coldest month
12,9°C
Mean alt.
2 014m
Min
1 966m
Max
2 413m
Std. dev.
98m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
42,8g/kg
Clay
31,7%
Sand
35,5%
Silt
32,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Nyamasheke
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
52,9g/kg
Clay
31,2%
Sand
35,7%
Silt
33,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
45,7g/kg
Clay
32,7%
Sand
35,2%
Silt
32,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
29,7g/kg
Clay
31,1%
Sand
35,7%
Silt
33,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest41.4%
Crops11.2%
Built-up2.5%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)44.8%
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
211km²
Discharge in basins
0,0m³/s
Mean precip.
1 431mm/an
Mean T°
17,4°C
Moisture idx
0,01
Mean runoff
379mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 889m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
4hab/km²
Built-up
253,3%
Pesticides
3,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN IV · 1
Nyungwe
IUCN IVNational Park · 1933
1 019 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN