Niassa
IUCN VISpecial Reserve · 1954
38 189 km²
Commune · MOZ
M'Sawize
Mozambique
AwTropical, savannah(98 %)
Species observed
21
Observations
30
Area
4 747km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
21 distinct species · 30 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,4°C
Annual rain
1 015mm
Warmest m°
31,6°C
Coldest m°
15,0°C
Elevation: 589 m on average (min 382 m, max 1 226 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,4°C
Annual rain
1 015mm
Warmest month
31,6°C
Coldest month
15,0°C
Mean alt.
589m
Min
382m
Max
1 226m
Std. dev.
122m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(98 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
13,1g/kg
Clay
24,4%
Sand
64,7%
Silt
10,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Mavago
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
17,6g/kg
Clay
22,9%
Sand
66,1%
Silt
11,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
12,9g/kg
Clay
23,8%
Sand
65,3%
Silt
10,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
8,7g/kg
Clay
26,6%
Sand
62,8%
Silt
10,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest52.5%
Crops3.1%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)44.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology23 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
153,3km
Basins crossed
23
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
47 623km²
Discharge in basins
1 900,0m³/s
Mean precip.
1 230mm/an
Mean T°
24,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,24
Mean runoff
527mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
579m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area1 310,9 km²overlap1000.24 km²21%
- Bassin de Luatizesub-area565,4 km²overlap563.17 km²12%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area1 129,4 km²overlap524.80 km²11%
- Bassin de Luatizesub-area635,9 km²overlap371.71 km²8%
- Bassin de Lussanhandosub-area726,7 km²overlap370.51 km²8%
- Bassin de Lussanhandosub-area289,5 km²overlap288.03 km²6%
- Bassin de Lussanhandosub-area259,5 km²overlap258.45 km²5%
- Bassin de Lugendasub-area553,4 km²overlap258.30 km²5%
- Bassin de Luatizesub-area280,9 km²overlap216.38 km²5%
14 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Lussanhandosub-area713,7 km²overlap215.02 km²5%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area229 km²overlap149.04 km²3%
- Bassin de Lugendasub-area1 737,7 km²overlap142.90 km²3%
- Basin #69170sub-area1 078,2 km²overlap136.43 km²3%
- Bassin de Luatizesub-area697,6 km²overlap82.85 km²2%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area179,8 km²overlap64.75 km²1%
- Bassin de Lussanhandosub-area123,6 km²overlap34.45 km²1%
- Bassin de Lussanhandosub-area95,8 km²overlap30.55 km²1%
- Bassin de Luatizesub-area64,4 km²overlap15.09 km²0%
- Basin #79880sub-area275,8 km²overlap12.64 km²0%
- Bassin de Lugendasub-area17,5 km²overlap7.53 km²0%
- Bassin de Lussanhandosub-area284,4 km²overlap1.97 km²0%
- Bassin de Lussanhandosub-area1,5 km²overlap1.52 km²0%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area339,5 km²overlap0.70 km²0%
Rivers / streams (4, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
0,4%
Pesticides
0,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN VI · 2IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN