Nyungwe National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2023
1 019 km²
Subdivision · RWA
Gasovu
Rwanda
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(96 %)
Species observed
56
Observations
93
Area
22,7km²
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°
14,9°C
Annual rain
2 151mm
Warmest m°
18,6°C
Coldest m°
10,6°C
Elevation: 2 285 m on average (min 1 759 m, max 2 561 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,9°C
Annual rain
2 151mm
Warmest month
18,6°C
Coldest month
10,6°C
Mean alt.
2 285m
Min
1 759m
Max
2 561m
Std. dev.
239m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(96 %)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
50,8g/kg
Clay
35,8%
Sand
32,0%
Silt
32,2%
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
62,5g/kg
Clay
34,5%
Sand
32,6%
Silt
32,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
51,8g/kg
Clay
35,3%
Sand
32,4%
Silt
32,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
38,0g/kg
Clay
37,6%
Sand
30,8%
Silt
31,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest59.4%
Crops8.3%
Built-up1.2%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)30.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
2,7km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
1
Max drainage
458km²
Discharge in basins
0,3m³/s
Mean precip.
1 462mm/an
Mean T°
17,2°C
Moisture idx
0,04
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
376mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 916m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Built-up
120,7%
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