Sinharaja National Heritage Wilderness Area
IUCN IaNational Heritage Wilderness Area · 1988
114 km²
Division · LKA
Kotapola
Sri Lanka
AfTropical, rainforest(100 %)
Area
183,6km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
24,1°C
Annual rain
2 667mm
Warmest m°
29,3°C
Coldest m°
19,3°C
Elevation: 415 m on average (min 110 m, max 1 116 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,1°C
Annual rain
2 667mm
Warmest month
29,3°C
Coldest month
19,3°C
Mean alt.
415m
Min
110m
Max
1 116m
Std. dev.
204m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
64,4g/kg
Clay
41,6%
Sand
31,3%
Silt
27,0%
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
5,2
Org. C
74,3g/kg
Clay
41,1%
Sand
32,2%
Silt
26,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
57,7g/kg
Clay
41,9%
Sand
31,0%
Silt
27,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
61,3g/kg
Clay
41,9%
Sand
30,7%
Silt
27,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest77.6%
Crops4.5%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)17.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
61,2%
Pesticides
12,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas6
IUCN Ia · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 2IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN Ib · 1
Sinharaja Forest Reserve
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1988
96 km²
Sinharaja Forest Reserve
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1988
96 km²
Sinharaja
IUCN Not ReportedReserved Forest · 1934
65 km²
Diyadawa
IUCN IaConservation Forest · 2010
23 km²
Panilkanda
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 1927
6 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN