Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1984
6 716 km²
District · ZMB
Kafue
Zambia
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(57 %)
Species observed
1 842
Observations
45 413
Area
4 663,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 10 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Kafue : 9 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 7 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 15.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
10
Interactions affichées
7
Connectance
0.156
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
1 842 distinct species · 45 413 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,0°C
Annual rain
876mm
Warmest m°
31,7°C
Coldest m°
11,7°C
Elevation: 932 m on average (min 355 m, max 1 385 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,0°C
Annual rain
876mm
Warmest month
31,7°C
Coldest month
11,7°C
Mean alt.
932m
Min
355m
Max
1 385m
Std. dev.
284m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(57 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
13,9g/kg
Clay
23,5%
Sand
56,2%
Silt
20,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
18,6g/kg
Clay
21,7%
Sand
57,4%
Silt
21,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
13,9g/kg
Clay
22,5%
Sand
57,0%
Silt
20,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
9,2g/kg
Clay
26,3%
Sand
54,3%
Silt
19,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest34.4%
Crops12.8%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)52.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology18 basins · 31 lakes · 21 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
729,5km
Lake surface here
40,38km²
Basins crossed
18
Max stream order
8
Max drainage
851 259km²
Discharge in basins
3 301,9m³/s
Mean precip.
744mm/an
Mean T°
22,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,56
Mean runoff
95mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
910m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Kafuesub-area2 288,7 km²overlap1142.11 km²24%
- Bassin de Kafuesub-area918,4 km²overlap746.76 km²16%
- Bassin de Zambezisub-area1 529 km²overlap639.08 km²14%
- Bassin de Chongwesub-area1 127,9 km²overlap600.37 km²13%
- Bassin de Mukwishisub-area566,9 km²overlap564.95 km²12%
- Bassin de Zambezisub-area550 km²overlap254.46 km²5%
- Bassin de Kafuesub-area645,1 km²overlap208.57 km²4%
- Bassin de Namayanisub-area587,6 km²overlap98.42 km²2%
- Bassin de Kafuesub-area111,4 km²overlap92.04 km²2%
9 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Kaleyasub-area1 845,9 km²overlap76.06 km²2%
- Bassin de Luimbasub-area587,8 km²overlap62.49 km²1%
- Bassin de Chalimbanasub-area621,6 km²overlap58.50 km²1%
- Bassin de Chungasub-area771,7 km²overlap54.92 km²1%
- Basin #34000sub-area44,3 km²overlap44.13 km²1%
- Bassin de Mwembeshisub-area342,6 km²overlap19.21 km²0%
- Bassin de Rukometche Riversub-area2 474,4 km²overlap1.16 km²0%
- Bassin de Nyambiri Riversub-area223,5 km²overlap0.17 km²0%
- Bassin de Sapi Riversub-area1 613,4 km²overlap0.06 km²0%
Lakes (31, top by area)
- Kafue Gorge Damarea12,9 km²avg depth60.6 m
- Chiyanshi Lagoonarea9,8 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lake #82276area5,6 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lake #82256area2,6 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Kafue Gorge Damarea2,5 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lake #82268area1,1 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Chishiba Lagoonarea1 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lake #82263area1 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1413248area1 km²avg depth1.0 m
22 more lakes
- Lac 1413291area0,7 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lac 1413270area0,7 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1413208area0,6 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1413468area0,5 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1413303area0,5 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1413298area0,4 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1413257area0,4 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1413266area0,4 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1413292area0,4 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1413274area0,3 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1413255area0,3 km²avg depth0.6 m
- Lac 1413246area0,3 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1413245area0,3 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1413247area0,2 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1413199area0,2 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1413296area0,2 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lac 1413243area0,1 km²avg depth0.6 m
- Lac 1413202area0,1 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1413265area0,1 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lac 1413252area0,1 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1413293area0,1 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1413307area0,1 km²avg depth0.7 m
Rivers / streams (21, ord ≥ 4)
- Kafueord 8len here182.04 km7%total2719 km
- Zambeziord 8len here114.07 km2%total4593 km
- Chongweord 4len here101.06 km24%total414 km
- Mukwishiord 7len here89.12 km100%total89 km
- Lesser Chongweord 7len here52.75 km100%total53 km
- Funsweord 3len here37.07 km100%total37 km
- Mapepeord 7len here33.66 km84%total40 km
- Mufundeshiord 3len here26.43 km100%total26 km
- Mampompoord 2len here20.43 km100%total20 km
- Nyamangweord 8len here16.46 km93%total18 km
- Mpetaukeord 1len here14.83 km100%total15 km
- Mukombweord 3len here10.58 km100%total11 km
9 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Njolweord 2len here7.91 km36%total22 km
- Shalubanjeord 2len here7.21 km100%total7 km
- Chilangaord 6len here5.58 km25%total22 km
- Rukometche Riverord 8len here4.39 km2%total184 km
- Nansengaord 7len here1.89 km1%total154 km
- Mazabuka Riverord 2len here1.51 km13%total12 km
- Namayaniord 4len here1.27 km2%total53 km
- Luimbaord 3len here0.63 km1%total54 km
- Mwembeshiord 5len here0.57 km0%total189 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
27,6%
Pesticides
2,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas13
IUCN Not Reported · 6IUCN VI · 3IUCN II · 3IUCN Not Applicable · 1📍 Point sites · 2
Kafue Flats
IUCN VIGame Management Area · 1971
4 750 km²
Lower Zambezi
IUCN IINational Park · 1983
4 138 km²
Hurungwe
IUCN VISafari Area · 1975
2 888 km²
Chiawa
IUCN VIGame Management Area · 1989
2 399 km²
Mana Pools National Park
IUCN IIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2013
2 196 km²
Complete list13 protected areas
- Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari AreasWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable19846 716 km²
- Kafue FlatsGame Management AreaIUCN VI19714 750 km²
- Lower ZambeziNational ParkIUCN II19834 138 km²
- HurungweSafari AreaIUCN VI19752 888 km²
- ChiawaGame Management AreaIUCN VI19892 399 km²
- Mana Pools National ParkWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN II20132 196 km²
- Mana PoolsNational ParkIUCN II19752 122 km²
- NtombololeForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported1977103 km²
- LusakaNational ParkIUCN Not Reported200969 km²
- Forest Reserve Name Unknown (ZMB) No.84Forest ReserveIUCN Not Reported66 km²
- Lusaka South ExtForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported196064 km²
- KafueForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported196224 km²
- Lusaka SouthForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported197424 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN