Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Gatanga

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)

Species observed

3

Observations

3

Area

34,3km²

Partial data for this territory

Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.

Ecological tissue

Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.

Species present

3 distinct species · 3 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

3 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 3
3–2
3–2
3–2
< 3

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

17,2°C

Annual rain

1 312mm

Warmest m°

24,5°C

Coldest m°

10,9°C

Elevation: 1 767 m on average (min 1 636 m, max 1 899 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,2°C
Annual rain
1 312mm
Warmest month
24,5°C
Coldest month
10,9°C
Mean alt.
1 767m
Min
1 636m
Max
1 899m
Std. dev.
63m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, 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

5,5

Org. C

41,2g/kg

Clay

50,2%

Sand

18,3%

Silt

31,4%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Gatanga

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
53,0g/kg
Clay
48,3%
Sand
19,2%
Silt
32,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
39,9g/kg
Clay
49,2%
Sand
18,7%
Silt
32,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
30,6g/kg
Clay
53,2%
Sand
17,1%
Silt
29,7%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest17.2%
Crops53.6%
Built-up4.5%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)24.5%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

0,1km

Basins crossed

1

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

1 909km²

Discharge in basins

0,4m³/s

Mean precip.

1 184mm/an

Mean T°

17,9°C

Moisture idx

-0,27

Mean runoff

232mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 730m

Watersheds crossing here

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

6hab/km²

Night light

0,6nW

Built-up

450,9%

Pesticides

0,1kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)