Niassa
IUCN VISpecial Reserve · 1954
38 189 km²
Commune · TZA
Masuguru
Tanzania
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
23
Observations
49
Area
439,4km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
23 distinct species · 49 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,6°C
Annual rain
778mm
Warmest m°
34,7°C
Coldest m°
18,5°C
Elevation: 194 m on average (min 134 m, max 270 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,6°C
Annual rain
778mm
Warmest month
34,7°C
Coldest month
18,5°C
Mean alt.
194m
Min
134m
Max
270m
Std. dev.
27m
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
6,7
Org. C
10,3g/kg
Clay
21,5%
Sand
72,1%
Silt
6,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Nanyumbu
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
13,0g/kg
Clay
20,3%
Sand
73,2%
Silt
6,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
10,0g/kg
Clay
20,5%
Sand
73,0%
Silt
6,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
7,9g/kg
Clay
23,6%
Sand
70,2%
Silt
6,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest31.4%
Crops15.0%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)53.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
24,2km
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
138 811km²
Discharge in basins
1 400,7m³/s
Mean precip.
954mm/an
Mean T°
26,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,45
Mean runoff
384mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
255m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area332,2 km²overlap144.39 km²33%
- Basin #56740sub-area1 331,7 km²overlap109.46 km²25%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area1 358,3 km²overlap69.70 km²16%
- Bassin de Mto Nandembosub-area626,7 km²overlap50.01 km²11%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area209,5 km²overlap48.34 km²11%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area49,1 km²overlap17.39 km²4%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area312,2 km²overlap0.10 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
11,0%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN VI · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1
Lukwika-Lumesule G.R.
IUCN Not ReportedGame Reserve
403 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN