Kahalla - Pallekele
IUCN IVSanctuary · 1989
249 km²
Division · LKA
Galewela
Sri Lanka
AmTropical, monsoon(93 %)
Area
199,3km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
25,9°C
Annual rain
1 560mm
Warmest m°
32,1°C
Coldest m°
20,4°C
Elevation: 237 m on average (min 156 m, max 428 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,9°C
Annual rain
1 560mm
Warmest month
32,1°C
Coldest month
20,4°C
Mean alt.
237m
Min
156m
Max
428m
Std. dev.
69m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(93 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
32,0g/kg
Clay
31,9%
Sand
39,1%
Silt
29,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
44,9g/kg
Clay
30,6%
Sand
39,7%
Silt
29,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
30,5g/kg
Clay
31,6%
Sand
39,3%
Silt
29,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
20,7g/kg
Clay
33,6%
Sand
38,3%
Silt
28,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest65.6%
Crops11.0%
Built-up1.3%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)21.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
127,3%
Pesticides
11,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas12
IUCN Ib · 10IUCN IV · 1IUCN Ia · 1
Pallekele
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 1896
153 km²
Kahalla
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 1935
33 km²
Korakahagolla
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 2009
4 km²
Beliyakanda
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 2009
3 km²
Bandakkagala
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 2009
1 km²
Complete list12 protected areas
- Kahalla - PallekeleSanctuaryIUCN IV1989249 km²
- PallekeleReserved ForestIUCN Ib1896153 km²
- KahallaReserved ForestIUCN Ib193533 km²
- KorakahagollaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20094 km²
- BeliyakandaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20093 km²
- BandakkagalaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20091 km²
- NilagamaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20091 km²
- WegodapolaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20091 km²
- GommottakandaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20091 km²
- UssettawaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20131 km²
- Nikawahena Proposed FRReserved ForestIUCN Ib20130 km²
- OmaragollaConservation ForestIUCN Ia20070 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN