Lungonya
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1957
1 968 km²
Commune · TZA
Mbwara
Tanzania
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
726
Observations
1 953
Area
1 068,5km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
726 distinct species · 1 953 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,8°C
Annual rain
970mm
Warmest m°
30,8°C
Coldest m°
19,3°C
Elevation: 227 m on average (min 10 m, max 627 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,8°C
Annual rain
970mm
Warmest month
30,8°C
Coldest month
19,3°C
Mean alt.
227m
Min
10m
Max
627m
Std. dev.
143m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
14,4g/kg
Clay
24,2%
Sand
66,8%
Silt
9,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Rufiji
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
22,1g/kg
Clay
23,5%
Sand
67,3%
Silt
9,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
13,3g/kg
Clay
23,5%
Sand
67,3%
Silt
9,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
7,9g/kg
Clay
25,6%
Sand
65,6%
Silt
8,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest47.7%
Crops11.0%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)41.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 3 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
0,6km
Lake surface here
2,28km²
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
8
Max drainage
174 332km²
Discharge in basins
251,8m³/s
Mean precip.
1 092mm/an
Mean T°
25,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,25
Mean runoff
124mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
176m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Rufijisub-area547,1 km²overlap430.51 km²40%
- Basin #09530sub-area996,7 km²overlap423.06 km²40%
- Bassin de Rufijisub-area387,7 km²overlap92.80 km²9%
- Basin #00510sub-area240,5 km²overlap66.31 km²6%
- Basin #07300sub-area1 623,1 km²overlap24.81 km²2%
- Basin #06930sub-area304,4 km²overlap15.66 km²1%
- Bassin de Rufijisub-area384,2 km²overlap12.32 km²1%
- Basin #14650sub-area617,4 km²overlap3.06 km²0%
Lakes (3, top by area)
Rivers / streams (1, 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
5,4%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN Not Reported · 5
Ngarambe-Tapika WMA
IUCN Not ReportedWildlife Management Area · 2006
833 km²
Kichi Hills
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
145 km²
Namakutwa/Namade
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
47 km²
Kiwengoma
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
36 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN