Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2010
534 km²
Division · LKA
Laggala-Pallegama
Sri Lanka
AfTropical, rainforest(50 %)
Area
391,1km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
24,8°C
Annual rain
1 509mm
Warmest m°
31,0°C
Coldest m°
18,6°C
Elevation: 478 m on average (min 101 m, max 1 616 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,8°C
Annual rain
1 509mm
Warmest month
31,0°C
Coldest month
18,6°C
Mean alt.
478m
Min
101m
Max
1 616m
Std. dev.
336m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(50 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
48,8g/kg
Clay
35,0%
Sand
35,2%
Silt
29,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
67,4g/kg
Clay
34,1%
Sand
35,7%
Silt
30,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
43,7g/kg
Clay
34,6%
Sand
35,6%
Silt
29,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
35,3g/kg
Clay
36,3%
Sand
34,3%
Silt
29,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest84.9%
Crops3.7%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)10.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
19,5%
Pesticides
11,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas9
IUCN Ib · 5IUCN Ia · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN II · 1
Wasgamuwa
IUCN IINational Park · 1984
392 km²
Knuckles
IUCN IaConservation Forest · 2000
313 km²
Knuckles EPA
IUCN IaEnvironmental Protection Area (EPA) · 2007
313 km²
Elahera
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 2013
94 km²
Hobaragoda
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 2009
9 km²
Complete list9 protected areas
- Central Highlands of Sri LankaWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable2010534 km²
- WasgamuwaNational ParkIUCN II1984392 km²
- KnucklesConservation ForestIUCN Ia2000313 km²
- Knuckles EPAEnvironmental Protection Area (EPA)IUCN Ia2007313 km²
- ElaheraReserved ForestIUCN Ib201394 km²
- HobaragodaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20099 km²
- GangahenwelaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20094 km²
- RambukoluwaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20094 km²
- DambagahamadiththaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20091 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN