Virunga
IUCN IINational Park · 1925
7 827 km²
County · UGA
Kinkiizi
Uganda
AwTropical, savannah(80 %)
Species observed
2 079
Observations
203 688
Area
1 305,1km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
2 079 distinct species · 203 688 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
20,7°C
Annual rain
1 487mm
Warmest m°
26,4°C
Coldest m°
15,4°C
Elevation: 1 390 m on average (min 912 m, max 2 252 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,7°C
Annual rain
1 487mm
Warmest month
26,4°C
Coldest month
15,4°C
Mean alt.
1 390m
Min
912m
Max
2 252m
Std. dev.
373m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(80 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
41,1g/kg
Clay
36,1%
Sand
34,2%
Silt
29,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: evGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
53,7g/kg
Clay
35,6%
Sand
34,5%
Silt
29,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
43,0g/kg
Clay
35,8%
Sand
34,6%
Silt
29,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
26,6g/kg
Clay
37,0%
Sand
33,6%
Silt
29,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest28.2%
Crops32.2%
Built-up1.6%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)37.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology11 basins · 1 lakes · 8 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
211,0km
Lake surface here
34,05km²
Basins crossed
11
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
3 528km²
Discharge in basins
39,0m³/s
Mean precip.
1 134mm/an
Mean T°
20,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,31
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
244mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 384m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Ishashasub-area1 123,4 km²overlap671.38 km²51%
- Bassin de River Kirurumasub-area241,8 km²overlap240.10 km²18%
- Bassin de Ntungwesub-area273,4 km²overlap165.32 km²13%
- Bassin de Ntungwe Riversub-area627,9 km²overlap157.76 km²12%
- Bassin de Ivi Riversub-area356,3 km²overlap25.18 km²2%
- Bassin de Kisiizi Riversub-area419,2 km²overlap20.41 km²2%
- Bassin de Nchwerasub-area139,6 km²overlap19.96 km²2%
- Bassin de Ruhezamyendasub-area1 409,2 km²overlap3.07 km²0%
- Bassin de Ntungwesub-area1,7 km²overlap1.06 km²0%
2 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (8, ord ≥ 4)
- Ishashaord 3len here98.80 km55%total178 km
- River Kirurumaord 2len here32.13 km100%total32 km
- Ntungwe Riverord 4len here27.56 km36%total76 km
- Muniagaord 2len here23.69 km93%total26 km
- Ntungweord 4len here18.53 km14%total131 km
- District Boundary Kanungu-Kisoroord 1len here7.94 km93%total9 km
- Ivi Riverord 2len here2.37 km3%total80 km
- Nchweraord 2len here≈ tangenttotal87 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
157,0%
Pesticides
2,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas14
IUCN Not Reported · 6IUCN II · 3IUCN Not Applicable · 3IUCN VI · 1IUCN III · 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
Queen Elizabeth National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1979
2 519 km²
Queen Elizabeth
IUCN IINational Park · 1952
2 099 km²
Rutshuru
IUCN VIHunting Area · 1946
665 km²
Complete list14 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
- Queen Elizabeth National ParkUNESCO-MAB Biosphere ReserveIUCN Not Applicable19792 519 km²
- Queen ElizabethNational ParkIUCN II19522 099 km²
- RutshuruHunting AreaIUCN VI1946665 km²
- Bwindi Impenetrable National ParkWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable1994327 km²
- Bwindi ImpenetrableNational ParkIUCN II1991327 km²
- KigeziWildlife ReserveIUCN III1952265 km²
- MafugaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported193238 km²
- MburamaiziForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19985 km²
- KyantuheForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19982 km²
- KaniabizoForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19980 km²
- KihihiForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19980 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN