Niassa
IUCN VISpecial Reserve · 1954
38 189 km²
Commune · MOZ
Mavago-Sede
Mozambique
AwTropical, savannah(91 %)
Species observed
27
Observations
49
Area
4 330,5km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
27 distinct species · 49 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,8°C
Annual rain
961mm
Warmest m°
31,0°C
Coldest m°
14,4°C
Elevation: 687 m on average (min 467 m, max 1 184 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,8°C
Annual rain
961mm
Warmest month
31,0°C
Coldest month
14,4°C
Mean alt.
687m
Min
467m
Max
1 184m
Std. dev.
151m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(91 %)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
13,3g/kg
Clay
26,6%
Sand
60,3%
Silt
13,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Mavago
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
17,6g/kg
Clay
24,6%
Sand
62,0%
Silt
13,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
13,1g/kg
Clay
25,6%
Sand
61,2%
Silt
13,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
9,2g/kg
Clay
29,6%
Sand
57,9%
Silt
12,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest45.8%
Crops5.9%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)48.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology18 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
398,2km
Basins crossed
18
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
41 808km²
Discharge in basins
444,9m³/s
Mean precip.
1 274mm/an
Mean T°
23,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,19
Mean runoff
595mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
703m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Rio Lucheringosub-area870,6 km²overlap556.45 km²13%
- Bassin de Rio Lucheringosub-area969,8 km²overlap523.20 km²12%
- Bassin de Rio Lucheringosub-area513,7 km²overlap511.71 km²12%
- Bassin de Lussanhandosub-area713,7 km²overlap495.93 km²11%
- Bassin de Lussanhandosub-area368,4 km²overlap367.02 km²8%
- Bassin de Lussanhandosub-area726,7 km²overlap352.32 km²8%
- Bassin de Luatizesub-area697,6 km²overlap333.60 km²8%
- Bassin de Luatizesub-area288,7 km²overlap287.61 km²7%
- Bassin de Lussanhandosub-area284,4 km²overlap281.30 km²6%
9 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Rio Lucheringosub-area1 038,1 km²overlap217.88 km²5%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area1 001,3 km²overlap137.97 km²3%
- Bassin de Luatizesub-area594,3 km²overlap95.89 km²2%
- Bassin de Lussanhandosub-area123,6 km²overlap88.72 km²2%
- Bassin de Lussanhandosub-area95,8 km²overlap64.84 km²1%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area1 310,9 km²overlap14.91 km²0%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area181,7 km²overlap0.76 km²0%
- Bassin de Lussanhandosub-area289,5 km²overlap0.37 km²0%
- Bassin de Lussanhandosub-area259,5 km²overlap0.07 km²0%
Rivers / streams (4, 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
3,3%
Pesticides
1,0kg/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