Zamfara
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
2 087 km²
Local Authority · NGA
Jibia
Nigeria
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)
Species observed
34
Observations
153
Area
1 094,9km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
34 distinct species · 153 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,9°C
Annual rain
587mm
Warmest m°
38,9°C
Coldest m°
14,4°C
Elevation: 464 m on average (min 394 m, max 529 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,9°C
Annual rain
587mm
Warmest month
38,9°C
Coldest month
14,4°C
Mean alt.
464m
Min
394m
Max
529m
Std. dev.
27m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
6,5g/kg
Clay
18,8%
Sand
65,7%
Silt
15,6%
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
6,2
Org. C
8,1g/kg
Clay
16,5%
Sand
67,8%
Silt
15,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
6,2g/kg
Clay
18,6%
Sand
65,7%
Silt
15,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
5,2g/kg
Clay
21,1%
Sand
63,6%
Silt
15,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest3.8%
Crops36.9%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil1.5%
Other (grassland, water…)57.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 1 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
97,2km
Lake surface here
17,49km²
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
4 923km²
Discharge in basins
4,4m³/s
Mean precip.
582mm/an
Mean T°
26,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,71
Mean runoff
41mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
468m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Goulbi Zandamsub-area584,9 km²overlap359.14 km²33%
- Bassin de Goulbi de Maradisub-area533 km²overlap214.85 km²20%
- Bassin de Goulbi Zandamsub-area233,3 km²overlap199.61 km²18%
- Bassin de Goulbi de Gabisub-area869,5 km²overlap136.10 km²12%
- Basin #98900sub-area666,7 km²overlap120.17 km²11%
- Bassin de Goulbi de Gabisub-area463,4 km²overlap52.30 km²5%
- Bassin de Goulbi de Maradisub-area838,3 km²overlap12.75 km²1%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
69,9%
Pesticides
25,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas13
IUCN Not Reported · 13
Ruma
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
812 km²
Madatai
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
83 km²
Barawa
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
59 km²
Guidan Baure
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
51 km²
Nasarawa
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
46 km²
Complete list13 protected areas
- ZamfaraForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported2 087 km²
- RumaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported812 km²
- MadataiForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported83 km²
- BarawaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported59 km²
- Guidan BaureForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported51 km²
- NasarawaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported46 km²
- Dutsin KubaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported15 km²
- DjibiaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported11 km²
- YangaiyaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported9 km²
- Rafin HillForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported8 km²
- MazanbiyaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported7 km²
- ShimfidaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported6 km²
- KadobiForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported5 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN