Kalulu Hills
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1958
29 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (3013)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(68 %)
Species observed
25
Observations
29
Area
31,4km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
25 distinct species · 29 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,6°C
Annual rain
1 083mm
Warmest m°
31,5°C
Coldest m°
12,8°C
Elevation: 538 m on average (min 314 m, max 765 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,6°C
Annual rain
1 083mm
Warmest month
31,5°C
Coldest month
12,8°C
Mean alt.
538m
Min
314m
Max
765m
Std. dev.
96m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(68 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
17,4g/kg
Clay
27,4%
Sand
59,4%
Silt
13,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to TA Nsabwe
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
22,9g/kg
Clay
26,2%
Sand
60,4%
Silt
13,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
17,0g/kg
Clay
26,6%
Sand
60,0%
Silt
13,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
12,4g/kg
Clay
29,4%
Sand
57,8%
Silt
12,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest24.1%
Crops16.6%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)58.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
6,1km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
1
Max drainage
615km²
Discharge in basins
0,0m³/s
Mean precip.
991mm/an
Mean T°
24,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,42
Mean runoff
228mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
311m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Built-up
75,1%
Pesticides
5,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN VI · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN