Ontologia

Commune · SLE

Kowa

Sierra Leone

AmTropical, monsoon(100 %)

Species observed

2

Observations

2

Area

187,1km²

Partial data for this territory

Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.

Ecological tissue

Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.

Species present

2 distinct species · 2 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

2 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 2
2–1
2–1
2–1
< 2

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

25,8°C

Annual rain

2 571mm

Warmest m°

34,4°C

Coldest m°

21,6°C

Elevation: 52 m on average (min 38 m, max 91 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,8°C
Annual rain
2 571mm
Warmest month
34,4°C
Coldest month
21,6°C
Mean alt.
52m
Min
38m
Max
91m
Std. dev.
12m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(100 %)Tropical

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,3

Org. C

27,0g/kg

Clay

25,7%

Sand

54,1%

Silt

20,2%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Moyamba

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
34,4g/kg
Clay
24,3%
Sand
55,6%
Silt
20,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
29,6g/kg
Clay
26,7%
Sand
52,9%
Silt
20,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
17,1g/kg
Clay
26,1%
Sand
53,7%
Silt
20,3%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest45.9%
Crops0.7%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)53.2%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

17,0km

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

7 515km²

Discharge in basins

11,0m³/s

Mean precip.

2 716mm/an

Mean T°

26,3°C

Moisture idx

0,39

Mean runoff

1 840mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

93m

Watersheds crossing here

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Built-up

7,9%

Pesticides

11,0kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas2

IUCN Not Reported · 2

Tabe

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1932

56 km²

Singamba

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1928

10 km²

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN