Kanga
IUCN IbForest Reserve · 1954
71 km²
Commune · TZA
Kimbe
Tanzania
AwTropical, savannah(99 %)
Species observed
23
Observations
26
Area
464,3km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
23 distinct species · 26 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,2°C
Annual rain
913mm
Warmest m°
29,9°C
Coldest m°
15,0°C
Elevation: 711 m on average (min 508 m, max 1 169 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,2°C
Annual rain
913mm
Warmest month
29,9°C
Coldest month
15,0°C
Mean alt.
711m
Min
508m
Max
1 169m
Std. dev.
105m
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
6,2
Org. C
22,0g/kg
Clay
34,2%
Sand
48,7%
Silt
17,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Kilindi
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
31,0g/kg
Clay
32,7%
Sand
50,0%
Silt
17,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
20,4g/kg
Clay
33,5%
Sand
48,9%
Silt
17,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
14,6g/kg
Clay
36,2%
Sand
47,0%
Silt
16,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest38.3%
Crops17.1%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)44.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
2
Max drainage
3 947km²
Discharge in basins
1,7m³/s
Mean precip.
991mm/an
Mean T°
22,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,43
Mean runoff
64mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
732m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
16,9%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas7
IUCN Not Reported · 5IUCN Ib · 1IUCN VI · 1
Derema
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1934
40 km²
Mkuli Exten.
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1958
31 km²
Pumula
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1954
12 km²
Rudewa South
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
6 km²
Mbwegere
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1960
5 km²
Complete list7 protected areas
- KangaForest ReserveIUCN Ib195471 km²
- DeremaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported193440 km²
- Mkuli Exten.Forest ReserveIUCN Not Reported195831 km²
- PumulaForest ReserveIUCN VI195412 km²
- Rudewa SouthForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported6 km²
- MbwegereForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19605 km²
- Msingeho HillForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19611 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN