Nyungwe National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2023
1 019 km²
Subdivision · BDI
N.A. (19)
Burundi
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(69 %)
Species observed
90
Observations
647
Area
120,9km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
90 distinct species · 647 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
15,2°C
Annual rain
1 741mm
Warmest m°
21,1°C
Coldest m°
9,3°C
Elevation: 2 199 m on average (min 1 718 m, max 2 541 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,2°C
Annual rain
1 741mm
Warmest month
21,1°C
Coldest month
9,3°C
Mean alt.
2 199m
Min
1 718m
Max
2 541m
Std. dev.
167m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(69 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
4,9
Org. C
56,5g/kg
Clay
36,7%
Sand
34,0%
Silt
29,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Mabayi
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
4,9
Org. C
75,1g/kg
Clay
35,7%
Sand
34,4%
Silt
29,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
4,9
Org. C
55,2g/kg
Clay
36,0%
Sand
34,5%
Silt
29,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
4,9
Org. C
39,1g/kg
Clay
38,5%
Sand
33,0%
Silt
28,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest82.0%
Crops6.1%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)11.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
18,6km
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
944km²
Discharge in basins
1,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 451mm/an
Mean T°
18,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,02
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
290mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 734m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
0,1%
Pesticides
0,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN IV · 1IUCN II · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN