Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2010
534 km²
Division · LKA
Minipe
Sri Lanka
AwTropical, savannah(58 %)
Area
250,6km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
26,5°C
Annual rain
1 382mm
Warmest m°
33,8°C
Coldest m°
19,9°C
Elevation: 270 m on average (min 75 m, max 1 115 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,5°C
Annual rain
1 382mm
Warmest month
33,8°C
Coldest month
19,9°C
Mean alt.
270m
Min
75m
Max
1 115m
Std. dev.
213m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(58 %)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
47,7g/kg
Clay
33,3%
Sand
34,9%
Silt
31,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
66,8g/kg
Clay
31,7%
Sand
35,8%
Silt
32,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
43,7g/kg
Clay
32,2%
Sand
35,6%
Silt
32,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
32,5g/kg
Clay
35,9%
Sand
33,2%
Silt
30,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest77.0%
Crops8.7%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)13.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
76,6%
Pesticides
11,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas12
IUCN Ib · 6IUCN Ia · 4IUCN 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
Pudalugasyaya
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 2009
4 km²
Ratnaella
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 2009
4 km²
Complete list12 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
- PudalugasyayaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20094 km²
- RatnaellaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20094 km²
- BatakandaConservation ForestIUCN Ia20132 km²
- UdattawaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20091 km²
- AlikandaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20091 km²
- KeenapalessaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20091 km²
- AtabagollaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20090 km²
- TotillagasellaConservation ForestIUCN Ia20090 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN