Ontologia

Commune · MWI

n.a. (2018)

Malawi

AwTropical, savannah(100 %)

Species observed

61

Observations

95

Area

110,3km²

Ecological tissue

Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.

Species present

61 distinct species · 95 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

95 obs · 2 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 94
94–93
94–93
94–93
< 94

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

23,0°C

Annual rain

1 152mm

Warmest m°

30,1°C

Coldest m°

14,9°C

Elevation: 626 m on average (min 623 m, max 898 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,0°C
Annual rain
1 152mm
Warmest month
30,1°C
Coldest month
14,9°C
Mean alt.
626m
Min
623m
Max
898m
Std. dev.
18m
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

6,1

Org. C

18,4g/kg

Clay

21,9%

Sand

65,8%

Silt

12,3%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to SC Mposa

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
23,9g/kg
Clay
20,3%
Sand
67,1%
Silt
12,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
17,3g/kg
Clay
20,4%
Sand
67,0%
Silt
12,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
13,9g/kg
Clay
25,1%
Sand
63,2%
Silt
11,8%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest11.5%
Crops5.0%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)83.3%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology1 basins · 1 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

2,3km

Lake surface here

29,38km²

Basins crossed

1

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

2 282km²

Discharge in basins

1,2m³/s

Mean precip.

1 196mm/an

Mean T°

22,8°C

Moisture idx

-0,26

Mean runoff

406mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

694m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

Rivers / streams (1, 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

11,8%

Pesticides

4,5kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas2

IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN VI · 1

Lake Chilwa

IUCN Not Reported

Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1996

2 110 km²

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN