Virunga
IUCN IINational Park · 1925
7 827 km²
Province · rwa
Iburengerazuba
Rwanda
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(49 %)
Area
5 870,3km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
17,9°C
Annual rain
1 653mm
Warmest m°
21,8°C
Coldest m°
13,8°C
Elevation: 1 892 m on average (min 932 m, max 3 997 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,9°C
Annual rain
1 653mm
Warmest month
21,8°C
Coldest month
13,8°C
Mean alt.
1 892m
Min
932m
Max
3 997m
Std. dev.
399m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(49 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
49,1g/kg
Clay
35,6%
Sand
33,3%
Silt
31,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
59,6g/kg
Clay
35,7%
Sand
33,3%
Silt
31,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
50,1g/kg
Clay
35,2%
Sand
33,6%
Silt
31,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
37,6g/kg
Clay
35,9%
Sand
32,9%
Silt
31,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest23.1%
Crops20.1%
Built-up2.0%
Bare soil1.0%
Other (grassland, water…)53.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
4hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
202,8%
Pesticides
4,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas9
IUCN II · 3IUCN Not Applicable · 3IUCN IV · 2IUCN Not Reported · 1
Parc national des Virunga
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1996
7 770 km²
Virunga National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1979
7 770 km²
Nyungwe National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2023
1 019 km²
Nyungwe
IUCN IVNational Park · 1933
1 019 km²
Kibira
IUCN IINational Park · 1934
477 km²
Complete list9 protected areas
- VirungaNational ParkIUCN II19257 827 km²
- Parc national des VirungaWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported19967 770 km²
- Virunga National ParkWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable19797 770 km²
- Nyungwe National ParkWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable20231 019 km²
- NyungweNational ParkIUCN IV19331 019 km²
- KibiraNational ParkIUCN II1934477 km²
- Parc national des VolcansUNESCO-MAB Biosphere ReserveIUCN Not Applicable1983454 km²
- VolcansNational ParkIUCN II1929163 km²
- Gishwati-MukuraNational ParkIUCN IV201532 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN
Sub-administrations39
- BugeshiCommune
- BusigariSubdivision
- ButangoLocality
- BwiraCommune
- CyanzarweLocality
- GashuhaLocality
- GatumbaCommune
- GisenyiCommune
- GoraSubdivision
- HindiroCommune
- KabayaCommune
- KanamaCommune
- KanzenzeCommune
- KarongiDistrict
- KavumuCommune
- KinyanzovuSubdivision
- MakurizoLocality
- MatyazoCommune
- MudendeCommune
- MuhandaCommune
- MuhororoCommune
- MukingoLocality
- NdaroCommune
- NgororeroCommune
- NyabihuDistrict
- NyakiribaCommune
- NyamashekeDistrict
- NyamyumbaCommune
- NyundoCommune
- RubavuCommune
- RugereroCommune
- RuhurandaLocality
- RushuraLocality
- RusiziDistrict
- RutsiroDistrict
- RwangaraSubdivision
- RwanzekumaSubdivision
- RyabizigeSubdivision
- SovuCommune