Lake Chilwa
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1996
2 110 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (2026)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Area
14,1km²
Ecological tissue
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Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
22,9°C
Annual rain
1 242mm
Warmest m°
30,2°C
Coldest m°
14,4°C
Elevation: 644 m on average (min 624 m, max 834 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,9°C
Annual rain
1 242mm
Warmest month
30,2°C
Coldest month
14,4°C
Mean alt.
644m
Min
624m
Max
834m
Std. dev.
46m
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
18,9g/kg
Clay
22,4%
Sand
61,8%
Silt
15,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to SC Mposa
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
26,5g/kg
Clay
21,4%
Sand
62,7%
Silt
15,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
17,5g/kg
Clay
20,9%
Sand
62,9%
Silt
16,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
12,7g/kg
Clay
24,9%
Sand
59,9%
Silt
15,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest16.9%
Crops19.5%
Built-up1.3%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)62.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
127,4%
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
Liwonde Fr
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1924
274 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN