Ontologia

Commune · MWI

n.a. (78)

Malawi

CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(67 %)

Species observed

44

Observations

78

Area

121km²

Ecological tissue

Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.

Species present

44 distinct species · 78 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

78 obs · 3 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 61
61–60
61–60
16–60
< 16

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

17,8°C

Annual rain

1 183mm

Warmest m°

25,8°C

Coldest m°

9,2°C

Elevation: 1 561 m on average (min 1 370 m, max 1 790 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,8°C
Annual rain
1 183mm
Warmest month
25,8°C
Coldest month
9,2°C
Mean alt.
1 561m
Min
1 370m
Max
1 790m
Std. dev.
104m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(67 %)Temperate

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,9

Org. C

15,2g/kg

Clay

31,6%

Sand

55,8%

Silt

12,6%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to TA Mwenewenya

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
18,9g/kg
Clay
30,5%
Sand
56,9%
Silt
12,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
15,4g/kg
Clay
30,5%
Sand
56,8%
Silt
12,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
11,2g/kg
Clay
33,8%
Sand
53,7%
Silt
12,5%

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

Land cover

Forest22.0%
Crops33.3%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil0.9%
Other (grassland, water…)43.2%

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 575km²

Discharge in basins

0,9m³/s

Mean precip.

1 345mm/an

Mean T°

21,4°C

Moisture idx

-0,12

Mean runoff

240mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 147m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Built-up

62,3%

Pesticides

6,9kg/km²

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

Protected areas2

IUCN VI · 2

Musisi

IUCN VI

Forest Reserve · 1948

70 km²

Mahowe

IUCN VI

Forest Reserve · 2002

59 km²

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