Ontologia

Commune · MWI

n.a. (736)

Malawi

CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(100 %)

Species observed

0

Observations

0

Area

18,6km²

Partial data for this territory

Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.

Ecological tissue

Graphe en cours d’indexation

Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.

Le graphe apparaîtra automatiquement dès que le calcul est terminé (rafraîchissement toutes les 2s).

Species present

0 distinct species · 0 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

0 obs · 0 cellules

Aucune observation géoréférencée précise (<10 km) dans ce territoire.

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.2° × 0.2° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

19,7°C

Annual rain

1 388mm

Warmest m°

28,6°C

Coldest m°

10,2°C

Elevation: 1 340 m on average (min 1 222 m, max 1 508 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,7°C
Annual rain
1 388mm
Warmest month
28,6°C
Coldest month
10,2°C
Mean alt.
1 340m
Min
1 222m
Max
1 508m
Std. dev.
82m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(100 %)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

14,4g/kg

Clay

20,2%

Sand

66,6%

Silt

13,3%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to TA Mkanda

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
17,9g/kg
Clay
17,8%
Sand
68,8%
Silt
13,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
15,2g/kg
Clay
19,2%
Sand
67,2%
Silt
13,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
10,2g/kg
Clay
23,5%
Sand
63,6%
Silt
12,9%

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

Land cover

Forest23.5%
Crops27.7%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil0.9%
Other (grassland, water…)47.5%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Basins crossed

2

Max drainage

2 563km²

Discharge in basins

0,1m³/s

Mean precip.

879mm/an

Mean T°

21,7°C

Moisture idx

-0,47

Mean runoff

142mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 078m

Watersheds crossing here

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Built-up

40,6%

Pesticides

5,9kg/km²

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

Protected areas1

IUCN VI · 1📍 Point sites · 1

Mchinji

IUCN VI

Forest Reserve · 1924

209 km²

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