Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2010
534 km²
Division · LKA
Deraniyagala
Sri Lanka
AfTropical, rainforest(96 %)
Area
220,3km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
23,6°C
Annual rain
4 801mm
Warmest m°
28,4°C
Coldest m°
19,2°C
Elevation: 479 m on average (min 116 m, max 1 690 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,6°C
Annual rain
4 801mm
Warmest month
28,4°C
Coldest month
19,2°C
Mean alt.
479m
Min
116m
Max
1 690m
Std. dev.
375m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(96 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
61,1g/kg
Clay
36,5%
Sand
33,2%
Silt
30,3%
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
5,2
Org. C
76,0g/kg
Clay
34,4%
Sand
34,7%
Silt
31,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
57,1g/kg
Clay
35,8%
Sand
33,7%
Silt
30,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
50,0g/kg
Clay
39,4%
Sand
31,3%
Silt
29,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest88.9%
Crops1.0%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)9.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
30,5%
Pesticides
12,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas7
IUCN Ib · 3IUCN Ia · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1
Peak Wilderness NR
IUCN IaNature Reserve · 2009
135 km²
Peak Wilderness
IUCN Not ReportedConservation Forest · 2009
44 km²
Sri Pada
IUCN IaConservation Forest · 2008
10 km²
Kelani Valley
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 1903
6 km²
Warnagalawatta EPA
IUCN IbEnvironmental Protection Area (EPA) · 2024
5 km²
Complete list7 protected areas
- Central Highlands of Sri LankaWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable2010534 km²
- Peak Wilderness NRNature ReserveIUCN Ia2009135 km²
- Peak WildernessConservation ForestIUCN Not Reported200944 km²
- Sri PadaConservation ForestIUCN Ia200810 km²
- Kelani ValleyReserved ForestIUCN Ib19036 km²
- Warnagalawatta EPAEnvironmental Protection Area (EPA)IUCN Ib20245 km²
- GalendagawaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20130 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN