Sundarbans Reserved Forest
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1992
4 953 km²
Distict · BGD
Khulna
Bangladesh
AwTropical, savannah(99 %)
Area
3 611,7km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
26,1°C
Annual rain
2 015mm
Warmest m°
33,4°C
Coldest m°
14,6°C
Elevation: 3 m on average (min -15 m, max 8 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,1°C
Annual rain
2 015mm
Warmest month
33,4°C
Coldest month
14,6°C
Mean alt.
3m
Min
-15m
Max
8m
Std. dev.
2m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(99 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
37,1g/kg
Clay
35,8%
Sand
17,2%
Silt
47,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
45,1g/kg
Clay
34,4%
Sand
17,8%
Silt
47,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
41,2g/kg
Clay
34,8%
Sand
17,5%
Silt
47,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
25,1g/kg
Clay
38,2%
Sand
16,2%
Silt
45,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest26.1%
Crops35.3%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil1.1%
Other (grassland, water…)36.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
5hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
92,9%
Pesticides
16,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas8
IUCN Not Reported · 4IUCN II · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN Ib · 1🌊 Marine · 8
The Sundarbans
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1997
1 720 km²
Sundarban South
IUCN IbWildlife Sanctuary · 2017
751 km²
Shibsha
IUCN Not ReportedWildlife (Dolphin) Sanctuary · 2020
20 km²
Vadra
IUCN Not ReportedWildlife (Dolphin) Sanctuary · 2020
5 km²
Chandpai
IUCN IIWildlife (Dolphin) Sanctuary · 2012
5 km²
Complete list8 protected areas
- Sundarbans Reserved ForestWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported19924 953 km²
- The SundarbansWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable19971 720 km²
- Sundarban SouthWildlife SanctuaryIUCN Ib2017751 km²
- ShibshaWildlife (Dolphin) SanctuaryIUCN Not Reported202020 km²
- VadraWildlife (Dolphin) SanctuaryIUCN Not Reported20205 km²
- ChandpaiWildlife (Dolphin) SanctuaryIUCN II20125 km²
- DhangmariWildlife (Dolphin) SanctuaryIUCN II20123 km²
- PankhaliWildlife (Dolphin) SanctuaryIUCN Not Reported20201 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN
Sub-administrations41
- AjugaraSubdivision
- AmadiSubdivision
- AmirpurSubdivision
- BagaliSubdivision
- BajuaSubdivision
- BaliadangaSubdivision
- BanishantaSubdivision
- BatiaghataSubdivision
- BhanderkoteSubdivision
- Chalna PaurashavaSubdivision
- DacopeSubdivision
- Dakshin BedkashiSubdivision
- DamodarSubdivision
- DighaliaCommune
- DumuriaCommune
- GangarampurSubdivision
- JalmaSubdivision
- JamiraSubdivision
- KailasganjSubdivision
- KamarkholaSubdivision
- KhalishpurCommune
- Khan Jahan AliCommune
- Khulna RangeSubdivision
- Khulna SadarCommune
- KoyraSubdivision
- LaudubiSubdivision
- MadhupurSubdivision
- MaheshwaripurSubdivision
- Nalian RangeSubdivision
- PaikgachhaCommune
- PankhaliSubdivision
- PhultalaSubdivision
- RupsaCommune
- SachiadahSubdivision
- SagladahSubdivision
- SonadangaCommune
- SurkhaliSubdivision
- SutarkhaliSubdivision
- TerokhadaSubdivision
- TildangaSubdivision
- Uttar BedkashiSubdivision