Zambezi Delta
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2004
31 657 km²
Commune · MOZ
Mecaune (Micaune)
Mozambique
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
24
Observations
29
Area
2 124,8km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
24 distinct species · 29 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,0°C
Annual rain
1 258mm
Warmest m°
31,6°C
Coldest m°
18,1°C
Elevation: 4 m on average (min -4 m, max 10 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,0°C
Annual rain
1 258mm
Warmest month
31,6°C
Coldest month
18,1°C
Mean alt.
4m
Min
-4m
Max
10m
Std. dev.
1m
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
6,1
Org. C
34,0g/kg
Clay
31,6%
Sand
46,8%
Silt
21,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Chinde
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
47,4g/kg
Clay
30,6%
Sand
48,0%
Silt
21,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
33,5g/kg
Clay
31,0%
Sand
47,2%
Silt
21,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
21,1g/kg
Clay
33,2%
Sand
45,2%
Silt
21,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest12.5%
Crops4.9%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)82.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
8
Max drainage
1 808km²
Discharge in basins
27,8m³/s
Mean precip.
1 139mm/an
Mean T°
25,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,29
Mean runoff
444mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
6m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #11540sub-area1 808,2 km²overlap883.74 km²42%
- Basin #11560sub-area568 km²overlap565.90 km²27%
- Basin #11580sub-area538 km²overlap278.87 km²13%
- Basin #11600sub-area783,5 km²overlap190.14 km²9%
- Basin #11550sub-area195 km²overlap175.53 km²8%
- Basin #11590sub-area30,3 km²overlap23.63 km²1%
- Basin #11570sub-area9,2 km²overlap7.01 km²0%
- Basin #11530sub-area49 km²overlap0.00 km²0%
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
3,7%
Pesticides
0,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN VI · 2IUCN IV · 1🌊 Marine · 3
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN