Ruaha National Park
IUCN IINational Park · 1964
20 152 km²
Region · tza
Mbeya
Tanzania
AwTropical, savannah(63 %)
Area
37 903,4km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
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Climate
Mean T°
21,4°C
Annual rain
972mm
Warmest m°
29,7°C
Coldest m°
13,2°C
Elevation: 1 310 m on average (min 475 m, max 2 761 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,4°C
Annual rain
972mm
Warmest month
29,7°C
Coldest month
13,2°C
Mean alt.
1 310m
Min
475m
Max
2 761m
Std. dev.
293m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(63 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
13,2g/kg
Clay
23,2%
Sand
65,4%
Silt
11,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
17,9g/kg
Clay
22,3%
Sand
66,2%
Silt
11,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
12,9g/kg
Clay
22,5%
Sand
66,0%
Silt
11,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
8,9g/kg
Clay
24,8%
Sand
64,1%
Silt
11,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest27.7%
Crops29.9%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)41.6%
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
33,2%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas41
IUCN Not Reported · 39IUCN II · 1IUCN IV · 1
Rungwa Mwamagembe G.R.
IUCN Not ReportedGame Reserve
8 998 km²
Inyonga GCA
IUCN Not ReportedGame controlled area
7 934 km²
Rungwa River GCA
IUCN Not ReportedGame controlled area
3 321 km²
Rungwa River G.C.A.
IUCN IVGame Reserve · 1951
3 321 km²
Chunya Lukawati O.A.
IUCN Not ReportedOpen area
3 311 km²
Complete list41 protected areas
- Ruaha National ParkNational ParkIUCN II196420 152 km²
- Rungwa Mwamagembe G.R.Game ReserveIUCN Not Reported8 998 km²
- Inyonga GCAGame controlled areaIUCN Not Reported7 934 km²
- Rungwa River GCAGame controlled areaIUCN Not Reported3 321 km²
- Rungwa River G.C.A.Game ReserveIUCN IV19513 321 km²
- Chunya Lukawati O.A.Open areaIUCN Not Reported3 311 km²
- Piti O.A.(E)Game ReserveIUCN Not Reported2 228 km²
- Chunya O.A (E)Open areaIUCN Not Reported1 555 km²
- MuipaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19581 428 km²
- Piti O.A. (W)Open areaIUCN Not Reported1 068 km²
- Kitulo National ParkNational ParkIUCN Not Reported2005465 km²
- LivingstoneForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported1940239 km²
- Chimala ScarpForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported1960181 km²
- Mount RungweNature Forest ReserveIUCN Not Reported2019155 km²
- Chumwa RangeForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported1955129 km²
- Mbeya RangeForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported1957128 km²
- Poroto RidgeForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported1937112 km²
- UmalilaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported194941 km²
- MambotoForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported196231 km²
- KipembaweForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported194130 km²
- KalangaiForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported24 km²
- Lupa NorthForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported194120 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
- KyosaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported195610 km²
- SawagoForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19378 km²
- KyejoForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19567 km²
- Kawetire Mbeya peak rangeForest PlantationIUCN Not Reported6 km²
- Kawetire Ipinda rangeForest PlantationIUCN Not Reported6 km²
- MasukuluForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19586 km²
- Mbeya fuelForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported5 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
- KitweliForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19522 km²
- NdugumiaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19571 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN
Sub-administrations24
- BujondeCommune
- BusaleCommune
- ChunyaDistrict
- IkimbaCommune
- IkoloCommune
- IpandeCommune
- IpindaCommune
- ItopeCommune
- KajunjumeleCommune
- KatumbasongweCommune
- KyelaCommune
- LusungoCommune
- MakwaleCommune
- MatemaCommune
- MbaraliDistrict
- Mbeya RuralDistrict
- Mbeya UrbanDistrict
- MuunganoCommune
- MwayaCommune
- NdoboCommune
- NganaCommune
- NgongaCommune
- RungweDistrict
- TalatalaCommune