Mafinga Hills
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1976
47 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (46)
Malawi
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(96 %)
Species observed
49
Observations
70
Area
76km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
49 distinct species · 70 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
19,7°C
Annual rain
1 259mm
Warmest m°
27,5°C
Coldest m°
11,4°C
Elevation: 1 317 m on average (min 1 208 m, max 1 659 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,7°C
Annual rain
1 259mm
Warmest month
27,5°C
Coldest month
11,4°C
Mean alt.
1 317m
Min
1 208m
Max
1 659m
Std. dev.
74m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(96 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
11,5g/kg
Clay
27,1%
Sand
61,5%
Silt
11,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to TA Mwabulambya
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
15,0g/kg
Clay
25,7%
Sand
62,8%
Silt
11,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
11,0g/kg
Clay
25,8%
Sand
62,6%
Silt
11,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
8,5g/kg
Clay
29,7%
Sand
59,1%
Silt
11,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest9.4%
Crops47.6%
Built-up1.0%
Bare soil1.1%
Other (grassland, water…)40.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
3
Max drainage
2 081km²
Discharge in basins
0,7m³/s
Mean precip.
1 266mm/an
Mean T°
20,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,17
Mean runoff
284mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 276m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Built-up
98,0%
Pesticides
5,6kg/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