Kitulo National Park
IUCN Not ReportedNational Park · 2005
465 km²
District · TZA
Mbeya Rural
Tanzania
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(63 %)
Area
2 812,8km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
18,5°C
Annual rain
1 345mm
Warmest m°
26,5°C
Coldest m°
10,6°C
Elevation: 1 710 m on average (min 836 m, max 2 761 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,5°C
Annual rain
1 345mm
Warmest month
26,5°C
Coldest month
10,6°C
Mean alt.
1 710m
Min
836m
Max
2 761m
Std. dev.
412m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(63 %)Temperate
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
19,7g/kg
Clay
32,2%
Sand
50,3%
Silt
17,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
24,9g/kg
Clay
31,1%
Sand
51,3%
Silt
17,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
19,9g/kg
Clay
31,6%
Sand
50,8%
Silt
17,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
14,4g/kg
Clay
33,9%
Sand
48,8%
Silt
17,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest22.0%
Crops37.6%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)38.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
88,5%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas21
IUCN Not Reported · 21
Livingstone
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1940
239 km²
Chimala Scarp
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1960
181 km²
Chumwa Range
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1955
129 km²
Mbeya Range
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1957
128 km²
Poroto Ridge
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1937
112 km²
Complete list21 protected areas
- Kitulo National ParkNational ParkIUCN Not Reported2005465 km²
- LivingstoneForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported1940239 km²
- Chimala ScarpForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported1960181 km²
- Chumwa RangeForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported1955129 km²
- Mbeya RangeForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported1957128 km²
- Poroto RidgeForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported1937112 km²
- UmalilaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported194941 km²
- MparaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported195818 km²
- KiwiraForest PlantationIUCN Not Reported196418 km²
- IrunguForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported195817 km²
- KawetireForest PlantationIUCN Not Reported15 km²
- Kawetire Karuwe rangeForest PlantationIUCN Not Reported12 km²
- SawagoForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19378 km²
- Kawetire Mbeya peak rangeForest PlantationIUCN Not Reported6 km²
- Kawetire Ipinda rangeForest PlantationIUCN Not Reported6 km²
- IhohoForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19355 km²
- IrengaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19355 km²
- ChuvwiForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19314 km²
- IrungaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported3 km²
- NgalijembeForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19563 km²
- NdugumiaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19571 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN
Sub-administrations22
- Bonde la SongweCommune
- IgaleCommune
- IgomaCommune
- IhangoCommune
- IjombeCommune
- IkukwaCommune
- IlemboCommune
- IlunguCommune
- InyalaCommune
- IsutoCommune
- ItawaCommune
- IwijiCommune
- IwindiCommune
- Iyunga MapinduziCommune
- LwanjiroCommune
- MaendeleoCommune
- MsheweCommune
- NsalalaCommune
- SantilyaCommune
- TembelaCommune
- UlenjeCommune
- Utengule UsongweCommune