Matembwe
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1958
2 km²
Commune · TZA
Matembwe
Tanzania
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
35
Observations
52
Area
294,7km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
35 distinct species · 52 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
17,0°C
Annual rain
1 166mm
Warmest m°
23,5°C
Coldest m°
8,8°C
Elevation: 1 568 m on average (min 1 366 m, max 1 723 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,0°C
Annual rain
1 166mm
Warmest month
23,5°C
Coldest month
8,8°C
Mean alt.
1 568m
Min
1 366m
Max
1 723m
Std. dev.
48m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
4,9
Org. C
26,3g/kg
Clay
37,4%
Sand
47,1%
Silt
15,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Njombe Rural
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
30,9g/kg
Clay
36,1%
Sand
48,2%
Silt
15,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
4,9
Org. C
28,1g/kg
Clay
36,8%
Sand
47,8%
Silt
15,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
4,9
Org. C
20,1g/kg
Clay
39,3%
Sand
45,3%
Silt
15,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest39.2%
Crops18.0%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)42.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
2
Max drainage
2 570km²
Discharge in basins
8,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 479mm/an
Mean T°
18,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,01
Mean runoff
314mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 513m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
39,5%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN