Minneriya - Giritale (Block 1-5)
IUCN IVNature Reserve · 1988
226 km²
Division · LKA
Dambulla
Sri Lanka
AwTropical, savannah(61 %)
Area
462,7km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
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Climate
Mean T°
26,2°C
Annual rain
1 431mm
Warmest m°
32,6°C
Coldest m°
20,2°C
Elevation: 223 m on average (min 114 m, max 598 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,2°C
Annual rain
1 431mm
Warmest month
32,6°C
Coldest month
20,2°C
Mean alt.
223m
Min
114m
Max
598m
Std. dev.
66m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(61 %)Tropical
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
37,8g/kg
Clay
32,5%
Sand
41,1%
Silt
26,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
52,7g/kg
Clay
31,1%
Sand
41,8%
Silt
27,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
33,8g/kg
Clay
32,2%
Sand
41,5%
Silt
26,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
26,8g/kg
Clay
34,1%
Sand
40,0%
Silt
25,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest67.6%
Crops11.0%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)20.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
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Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
89,5%
Pesticides
11,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas18
IUCN Ib · 15IUCN IV · 2IUCN II · 1
Elahera
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 2013
94 km²
Minneriya
IUCN IINational Park · 1938
86 km²
Sigiriya
IUCN IVSanctuary · 1990
53 km²
Tumbikulama
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 2013
28 km²
Inamaluwa
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 1944
20 km²
Complete list18 protected areas
- Minneriya - Giritale (Block 1-5)Nature ReserveIUCN IV1988226 km²
- ElaheraReserved ForestIUCN Ib201394 km²
- MinneriyaNational ParkIUCN II193886 km²
- SigiriyaSanctuaryIUCN IV199053 km²
- TumbikulamaReserved ForestIUCN Ib201328 km²
- InamaluwaReserved ForestIUCN Ib194420 km²
- PalweheraReserved ForestIUCN Ib193620 km²
- KandalamaReserved ForestIUCN Ib200913 km²
- TittawelgollaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20099 km²
- Lenadora DummalakeleReserved ForestIUCN Ib20098 km²
- UnagollewaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20097 km²
- AngunawelapelessaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20096 km²
- Angunawelpelessa ErulaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20095 km²
- Welangolla Forest ReserveReserved ForestIUCN Ib20093 km²
- BandakkagalaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20091 km²
- EmbulambeReserved ForestIUCN Ib20131 km²
- WemadillaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20131 km²
- EnderagalaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20090 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN