Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2010
534 km²
Division · LKA
Medadumbara
Sri Lanka
AfTropical, rainforest(97 %)
Area
190,9km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
23,1°C
Annual rain
1 521mm
Warmest m°
28,8°C
Coldest m°
17,4°C
Elevation: 766 m on average (min 266 m, max 1 526 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,1°C
Annual rain
1 521mm
Warmest month
28,8°C
Coldest month
17,4°C
Mean alt.
766m
Min
266m
Max
1 526m
Std. dev.
300m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(97 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
40,1g/kg
Clay
32,6%
Sand
39,0%
Silt
28,4%
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
5,3
Org. C
54,7g/kg
Clay
31,8%
Sand
39,4%
Silt
28,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
39,9g/kg
Clay
32,1%
Sand
39,3%
Silt
28,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
25,8g/kg
Clay
33,9%
Sand
38,5%
Silt
27,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest79.2%
Crops1.8%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)17.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
89,6%
Pesticides
11,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas8
IUCN Ib · 4IUCN Ia · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN IV · 1
Victoria Randenigala Rantambe
IUCN IVSanctuary · 1987
433 km²
Knuckles
IUCN IaConservation Forest · 2000
313 km²
Knuckles EPA
IUCN IaEnvironmental Protection Area (EPA) · 2007
313 km²
Bambarabedda weliketiya
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 2009
1 km²
Galkandakele
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 2009
1 km²
Complete list8 protected areas
- Central Highlands of Sri LankaWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable2010534 km²
- Victoria Randenigala RantambeSanctuaryIUCN IV1987433 km²
- KnucklesConservation ForestIUCN Ia2000313 km²
- Knuckles EPAEnvironmental Protection Area (EPA)IUCN Ia2007313 km²
- Bambarabedda weliketiyaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20091 km²
- GalkandakeleReserved ForestIUCN Ib20091 km²
- ElapahuraReserved ForestIUCN Ib20090 km²
- GalabodawattaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20090 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN