Niassa
IUCN VISpecial Reserve · 1954
38 189 km²
Commune · TZA
Misechela
Tanzania
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
1
Observations
47
Area
1 053,7km²
Partial data for this territory
Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
1 distinct species · 47 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,1°C
Annual rain
875mm
Warmest m°
33,4°C
Coldest m°
17,1°C
Elevation: 371 m on average (min 244 m, max 458 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,1°C
Annual rain
875mm
Warmest month
33,4°C
Coldest month
17,1°C
Mean alt.
371m
Min
244m
Max
458m
Std. dev.
46m
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
5,9
Org. C
9,7g/kg
Clay
17,2%
Sand
76,8%
Silt
5,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Tunduru
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
12,7g/kg
Clay
16,5%
Sand
77,5%
Silt
6,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
10,0g/kg
Clay
16,5%
Sand
77,5%
Silt
6,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
6,4g/kg
Clay
18,7%
Sand
75,5%
Silt
5,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest33.0%
Crops14.5%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)52.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
23,5km
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
70 175km²
Discharge in basins
881,5m³/s
Mean precip.
1 006mm/an
Mean T°
25,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,40
Mean runoff
519mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
449m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area1 285,9 km²overlap426.87 km²41%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area344,9 km²overlap231.76 km²22%
- Basin #55040sub-area657,5 km²overlap182.84 km²17%
- Basin #52350sub-area616,8 km²overlap111.63 km²11%
- Basin #57640sub-area638,6 km²overlap80.08 km²8%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area170,4 km²overlap20.36 km²2%
- Basin #52300sub-area52,5 km²overlap0.07 km²0%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area400,6 km²overlap0.04 km²0%
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
9,0%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN VI · 1
Mwambesi
IUCN Not ReportedNature Forest Reserve · 2019
1 123 km²
Mwambesi GCA
IUCN Not ReportedGame controlled area
1 076 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN