Niassa
IUCN VISpecial Reserve · 1954
38 189 km²
Commune · TZA
Lusewa
Tanzania
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
3
Observations
3
Area
3 893,9km²
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
3 distinct species · 3 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,2°C
Annual rain
1 000mm
Warmest m°
31,9°C
Coldest m°
14,4°C
Elevation: 647 m on average (min 474 m, max 864 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,2°C
Annual rain
1 000mm
Warmest month
31,9°C
Coldest month
14,4°C
Mean alt.
647m
Min
474m
Max
864m
Std. dev.
84m
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
5,5
Org. C
10,5g/kg
Clay
22,7%
Sand
67,5%
Silt
9,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Namtumbo
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
14,3g/kg
Clay
21,5%
Sand
68,5%
Silt
10,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
10,8g/kg
Clay
22,2%
Sand
67,9%
Silt
9,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
6,3g/kg
Clay
24,4%
Sand
66,1%
Silt
9,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest40.1%
Crops6.9%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)52.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology12 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
122,0km
Basins crossed
12
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
37 634km²
Discharge in basins
966,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 188mm/an
Mean T°
23,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,24
Mean runoff
428mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
655m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area1 752,7 km²overlap1034.15 km²27%
- Basin #58810sub-area964,2 km²overlap960.35 km²25%
- Basin #54910sub-area2 124,8 km²overlap910.00 km²23%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area1 001,3 km²overlap509.53 km²13%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area454,6 km²overlap146.27 km²4%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area1 613,7 km²overlap126.79 km²3%
- Basin #58000sub-area203,9 km²overlap114.23 km²3%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area181,7 km²overlap87.23 km²2%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area612 km²overlap3.49 km²0%
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
3,4%
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
Mbarang'andu WMA
IUCN Not ReportedWildlife Management Area · 2010
2 917 km²
Mtungwe O.A. (C)
IUCN Not ReportedOpen area
1 525 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN