Niassa
IUCN VISpecial Reserve · 1954
38 189 km²
Commune · TZA
Lukumbule
Tanzania
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
4
Observations
104
Area
1 418,6km²
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
4 distinct species · 104 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,1°C
Annual rain
866mm
Warmest m°
33,4°C
Coldest m°
17,1°C
Elevation: 377 m on average (min 300 m, max 496 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,1°C
Annual rain
866mm
Warmest month
33,4°C
Coldest month
17,1°C
Mean alt.
377m
Min
300m
Max
496m
Std. dev.
35m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
9,8g/kg
Clay
19,3%
Sand
73,8%
Silt
6,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Tunduru
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
12,6g/kg
Clay
18,5%
Sand
74,5%
Silt
6,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
10,0g/kg
Clay
18,9%
Sand
74,2%
Silt
6,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
6,9g/kg
Clay
20,5%
Sand
72,7%
Silt
6,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest41.4%
Crops5.9%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)52.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
84,6km
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
57 824km²
Discharge in basins
1 386,0m³/s
Mean precip.
1 076mm/an
Mean T°
25,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,36
Mean runoff
537mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
410m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #57640sub-area638,6 km²overlap500.77 km²35%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area1 079,4 km²overlap362.00 km²26%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area1 234,3 km²overlap302.02 km²21%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area233 km²overlap94.76 km²7%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area375,8 km²overlap65.09 km²5%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area108,6 km²overlap56.92 km²4%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area1 285,9 km²overlap36.86 km²3%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area170,4 km²overlap0.15 km²0%
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
5,1%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN VI · 1
Mwambesi
IUCN Not ReportedNature Forest Reserve · 2019
1 123 km²
Mwambesi GCA
IUCN Not ReportedGame controlled area
1 076 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN