Niassa
IUCN VISpecial Reserve · 1954
38 189 km²
Commune · TZA
Magazini
Tanzania
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
6
Observations
6
Area
3 179,4km²
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
6 distinct species · 6 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,6°C
Annual rain
974mm
Warmest m°
32,2°C
Coldest m°
15,2°C
Elevation: 591 m on average (min 410 m, max 1 036 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,6°C
Annual rain
974mm
Warmest month
32,2°C
Coldest month
15,2°C
Mean alt.
591m
Min
410m
Max
1 036m
Std. dev.
99m
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
5,6
Org. C
10,7g/kg
Clay
21,7%
Sand
69,9%
Silt
8,4%
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
5,7
Org. C
14,4g/kg
Clay
20,7%
Sand
70,8%
Silt
8,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
10,9g/kg
Clay
21,0%
Sand
70,5%
Silt
8,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
6,7g/kg
Clay
23,5%
Sand
68,3%
Silt
8,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest42.6%
Crops5.9%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)51.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
86,3km
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
43 651km²
Discharge in basins
664,6m³/s
Mean precip.
1 154mm/an
Mean T°
24,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,28
Mean runoff
496mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
620m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area1 613,7 km²overlap1428.58 km²45%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area2 322,8 km²overlap978.29 km²31%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area1 001,3 km²overlap349.84 km²11%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area1 310,9 km²overlap290.65 km²9%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area229 km²overlap70.99 km²2%
- Basin #54910sub-area2 124,8 km²overlap36.89 km²1%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area1 752,7 km²overlap23.14 km²1%
- Bassin de Lussanhandosub-area726,7 km²overlap1.03 km²0%
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
1,9%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN VI · 1
Mtungwe O.A. (C)
IUCN Not ReportedOpen area
1 525 km²
Ruvuma O.A.
IUCN Not ReportedOpen area
1 191 km²
Sasawara
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1957
418 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN