Nyungwe National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2023
1 019 km²
Subdivision · RWA
Gitwe
Rwanda
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(92 %)
Species observed
60
Observations
122
Area
32,5km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
60 distinct species · 122 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
15,5°C
Annual rain
2 095mm
Warmest m°
19,1°C
Coldest m°
11,4°C
Elevation: 2 213 m on average (min 1 683 m, max 2 561 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,5°C
Annual rain
2 095mm
Warmest month
19,1°C
Coldest month
11,4°C
Mean alt.
2 213m
Min
1 683m
Max
2 561m
Std. dev.
238m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(92 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
54,7g/kg
Clay
34,4%
Sand
34,5%
Silt
31,0%
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
5,1
Org. C
71,0g/kg
Clay
33,6%
Sand
35,0%
Silt
31,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
54,6g/kg
Clay
34,6%
Sand
34,6%
Silt
30,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
38,5g/kg
Clay
35,1%
Sand
34,1%
Silt
30,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest57.4%
Crops12.1%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)29.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
5,4km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
458km²
Discharge in basins
0,4m³/s
Mean precip.
1 446mm/an
Mean T°
17,3°C
Moisture idx
0,02
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
378mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 903m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Built-up
73,6%
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