Niassa
IUCN VISpecial Reserve · 1954
38 189 km²
District · MOZ
Mavago
Mozambique
AwTropical, savannah(95 %)
Species observed
38
Observations
79
Area
9 077,6km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
38 distinct species · 79 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,1°C
Annual rain
989mm
Warmest m°
31,3°C
Coldest m°
14,7°C
Elevation: 636 m on average (min 382 m, max 1 226 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,1°C
Annual rain
989mm
Warmest month
31,3°C
Coldest month
14,7°C
Mean alt.
636m
Min
382m
Max
1 226m
Std. dev.
145m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(95 %)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
13,2g/kg
Clay
25,5%
Sand
62,6%
Silt
11,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
17,6g/kg
Clay
23,7%
Sand
64,1%
Silt
12,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
13,0g/kg
Clay
24,7%
Sand
63,3%
Silt
12,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
8,9g/kg
Clay
28,0%
Sand
60,5%
Silt
11,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest49.3%
Crops4.5%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)46.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology32 basins · 0 lakes · 5 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
551,5km
Basins crossed
32
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
47 623km²
Discharge in basins
2 344,9m³/s
Mean precip.
1 251mm/an
Mean T°
24,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,22
Mean runoff
560mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
638m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area1 310,9 km²overlap1015.15 km²11%
- Bassin de Lussanhandosub-area726,7 km²overlap722.83 km²8%
- Bassin de Lussanhandosub-area713,7 km²overlap710.95 km²8%
- Bassin de Luatizesub-area565,4 km²overlap563.17 km²6%
- Bassin de Rio Lucheringosub-area870,6 km²overlap556.45 km²6%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area1 129,4 km²overlap524.80 km²6%
- Bassin de Rio Lucheringosub-area969,8 km²overlap523.20 km²6%
- Bassin de Rio Lucheringosub-area513,7 km²overlap511.71 km²6%
- Bassin de Luatizesub-area697,6 km²overlap416.45 km²5%
23 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Luatizesub-area635,9 km²overlap371.71 km²4%
- Bassin de Lussanhandosub-area368,4 km²overlap367.02 km²4%
- Bassin de Lussanhandosub-area289,5 km²overlap288.39 km²3%
- Bassin de Luatizesub-area288,7 km²overlap287.61 km²3%
- Bassin de Lussanhandosub-area284,4 km²overlap283.27 km²3%
- Bassin de Lussanhandosub-area259,5 km²overlap258.53 km²3%
- Bassin de Lugendasub-area553,4 km²overlap258.30 km²3%
- Bassin de Rio Lucheringosub-area1 038,1 km²overlap217.88 km²2%
- Bassin de Luatizesub-area280,9 km²overlap216.38 km²2%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area229 km²overlap149.04 km²2%
- Bassin de Lugendasub-area1 737,7 km²overlap142.90 km²2%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area1 001,3 km²overlap137.97 km²2%
- Basin #69170sub-area1 078,2 km²overlap136.43 km²2%
- Bassin de Lussanhandosub-area123,6 km²overlap123.17 km²1%
- Bassin de Luatizesub-area594,3 km²overlap95.89 km²1%
- Bassin de Lussanhandosub-area95,8 km²overlap95.38 km²1%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area179,8 km²overlap64.75 km²1%
- Bassin de Luatizesub-area64,4 km²overlap15.09 km²0%
- Basin #79880sub-area275,8 km²overlap12.64 km²0%
- Bassin de Lugendasub-area17,5 km²overlap7.53 km²0%
- Bassin de Lussanhandosub-area1,5 km²overlap1.52 km²0%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area181,7 km²overlap0.76 km²0%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area339,5 km²overlap0.70 km²0%
Rivers / streams (5, 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
1,8%
Pesticides
0,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN VI · 3IUCN Not Reported · 1
Chipanje Chetu
IUCN VICommunity Conservation Area · 1998
6 653 km²
Niassa
IUCN VIBuffer Zone · 1954
4 519 km²
Ruvuma O.A.
IUCN Not ReportedOpen area
1 191 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN