Nyungwe National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2023
1 019 km²
Subdivision · RWA
Gakuta
Rwanda
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
89
Observations
136
Area
27,5km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
89 distinct species · 136 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
15,0°C
Annual rain
2 019mm
Warmest m°
18,7°C
Coldest m°
11,0°C
Elevation: 2 289 m on average (min 1 942 m, max 2 401 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,0°C
Annual rain
2 019mm
Warmest month
18,7°C
Coldest month
11,0°C
Mean alt.
2 289m
Min
1 942m
Max
2 401m
Std. dev.
73m
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
4,8
Org. C
60,1g/kg
Clay
35,9%
Sand
37,3%
Silt
26,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Karongi
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
4,9
Org. C
78,3g/kg
Clay
35,4%
Sand
37,5%
Silt
27,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
4,8
Org. C
59,3g/kg
Clay
35,7%
Sand
37,5%
Silt
26,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
4,8
Org. C
42,6g/kg
Clay
36,7%
Sand
37,0%
Silt
26,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest48.5%
Crops18.3%
Built-up1.0%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)31.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
3,6km
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
1
Max drainage
926km²
Discharge in basins
0,3m³/s
Mean precip.
1 402mm/an
Mean T°
17,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,00
Mean runoff
337mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 981m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
104,2%
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