Rutshuru
IUCN VIHunting Area · 1946
665 km²
Commune · UGA
Mpungu
Uganda
AwTropical, savannah(48 %)
Species observed
1 464
Observations
63 579
Area
209,4km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
1 464 distinct species · 63 579 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
17,9°C
Annual rain
1 906mm
Warmest m°
23,6°C
Coldest m°
12,5°C
Elevation: 1 790 m on average (min 1 280 m, max 2 188 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,9°C
Annual rain
1 906mm
Warmest month
23,6°C
Coldest month
12,5°C
Mean alt.
1 790m
Min
1 280m
Max
2 188m
Std. dev.
226m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(48 %)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
52,2g/kg
Clay
40,5%
Sand
30,8%
Silt
28,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: evGLiMaggregated to Kinkiizi
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
69,3g/kg
Clay
40,9%
Sand
30,6%
Silt
28,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
52,7g/kg
Clay
40,3%
Sand
31,0%
Silt
28,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
34,6g/kg
Clay
40,3%
Sand
30,8%
Silt
28,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest80.0%
Crops11.1%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)8.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
27,2km
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
1 409km²
Discharge in basins
1,8m³/s
Mean precip.
1 159mm/an
Mean T°
20,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,28
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
261mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 443m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (4, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Built-up
39,6%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN VI · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN II · 1
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1994
327 km²
Bwindi Impenetrable
IUCN IINational Park · 1991
327 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN