South Masatwe
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 2000
68 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (2322)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
20
Observations
41
Area
105,6km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
20 distinct species · 41 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,8°C
Annual rain
1 008mm
Warmest m°
32,5°C
Coldest m°
13,9°C
Elevation: 416 m on average (min 270 m, max 533 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,8°C
Annual rain
1 008mm
Warmest month
32,5°C
Coldest month
13,9°C
Mean alt.
416m
Min
270m
Max
533m
Std. dev.
61m
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
6,3
Org. C
10,5g/kg
Clay
18,1%
Sand
73,7%
Silt
8,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to TA Mlauli
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
13,7g/kg
Clay
17,2%
Sand
74,7%
Silt
8,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
10,1g/kg
Clay
17,4%
Sand
74,3%
Silt
8,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
7,5g/kg
Clay
19,8%
Sand
71,9%
Silt
8,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest14.1%
Crops22.7%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)62.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
24,0km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
139 036km²
Discharge in basins
68,8m³/s
Mean precip.
981mm/an
Mean T°
23,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,40
Mean runoff
218mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
602m
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
16,0%
Pesticides
5,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN VI · 2
North Masatwe
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 2000
5 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN