Karitu
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1958
281 km²
Commune · TZA
Mogwa
Tanzania
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
31
Observations
35
Area
273,7km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
31 distinct species · 35 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,4°C
Annual rain
903mm
Warmest m°
30,8°C
Coldest m°
16,9°C
Elevation: 1 197 m on average (min 1 172 m, max 1 221 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,4°C
Annual rain
903mm
Warmest month
30,8°C
Coldest month
16,9°C
Mean alt.
1 197m
Min
1 172m
Max
1 221m
Std. dev.
12m
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
5,4
Org. C
9,1g/kg
Clay
21,7%
Sand
66,7%
Silt
11,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Nzega
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
12,7g/kg
Clay
21,0%
Sand
67,4%
Silt
11,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
8,8g/kg
Clay
20,5%
Sand
67,8%
Silt
11,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
5,6g/kg
Clay
23,7%
Sand
65,0%
Silt
11,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest13.3%
Crops40.2%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil1.4%
Other (grassland, water…)44.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
4
Max drainage
1 570km²
Discharge in basins
0,5m³/s
Mean precip.
861mm/an
Mean T°
23,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,50
Mean runoff
48mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 205m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
81,8%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN