Ontologia

District · mwi

Lilongwe

Malawi

CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(97 %)

Species observed

2 123

Observations

47 565

Area

6 252,3km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 11 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.

ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).

RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique

Indicateurs du tissu écologique

Tissu écologique de Lilongwe : 11 espèces reliées par 10 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 18.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).

Espèces affichées
11
Interactions affichées
10
Connectance
0.182
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

2 123 distinct species · 47 565 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

47 565 obs · 124 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 7 478
424–7 477
46–423
18–45
< 18

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

Climate

Mean T°

20,3°C

Annual rain

982mm

Warmest m°

28,8°C

Coldest m°

10,7°C

Elevation: 1 153 m on average (min 648 m, max 1 641 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,3°C
Annual rain
982mm
Warmest month
28,8°C
Coldest month
10,7°C
Mean alt.
1 153m
Min
648m
Max
1 641m
Std. dev.
95m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(97 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,0

Org. C

13,6g/kg

Clay

17,7%

Sand

73,4%

Silt

8,9%

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

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
16,5g/kg
Clay
16,3%
Sand
74,7%
Silt
9,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
14,1g/kg
Clay
16,5%
Sand
74,6%
Silt
8,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
10,2g/kg
Clay
20,4%
Sand
71,0%
Silt
8,6%

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

Land cover

Forest13.2%
Crops39.6%
Built-up1.8%
Bare soil0.9%
Other (grassland, water…)44.5%

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

Hydrology22 basins · 4 lakes · 20 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

563,4km

Lake surface here

3,02km²

Basins crossed

22

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

5 069km²

Discharge in basins

84,4m³/s

Mean precip.

904mm/an

Mean T°

20,0°C

Moisture idx

-0,43

Mean runoff

194mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 155m

Watersheds crossing here

13 more basins

Lakes (4, top by area)

Rivers / streams (20, ord ≥ 4)

8 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

4hab/km²

Night light

0,4nW

Built-up

182,5%

Pesticides

6,1kg/km²

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

Protected areas5

IUCN VI · 5

Thuma

IUCN VI

Forest Reserve · 1926

158 km²

Bunda

IUCN VI

Forest Reserve · 1948

4 km²

Nalikule

IUCN VI

Forest Reserve · 1948

1 km²

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

Sub-administrations16