Niassa
IUCN VISpecial Reserve · 1954
38 189 km²
Commune · TZA
Nakapanya
Tanzania
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
21
Observations
281
Area
1 234,1km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
21 distinct species · 281 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,4°C
Annual rain
840mm
Warmest m°
33,7°C
Coldest m°
17,5°C
Elevation: 342 m on average (min 221 m, max 504 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,4°C
Annual rain
840mm
Warmest month
33,7°C
Coldest month
17,5°C
Mean alt.
342m
Min
221m
Max
504m
Std. dev.
50m
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
6,0
Org. C
9,8g/kg
Clay
18,4%
Sand
76,0%
Silt
5,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Tunduru
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
12,9g/kg
Clay
17,6%
Sand
76,8%
Silt
5,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
9,8g/kg
Clay
17,5%
Sand
76,8%
Silt
5,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
6,6g/kg
Clay
20,0%
Sand
74,4%
Silt
5,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest34.1%
Crops15.0%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)50.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
34,5km
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
72 830km²
Discharge in basins
525,6m³/s
Mean precip.
949mm/an
Mean T°
25,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,44
Mean runoff
438mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
409m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area2 343,5 km²overlap611.17 km²50%
- Basin #55040sub-area657,5 km²overlap435.14 km²35%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area400,6 km²overlap113.03 km²9%
- Basin #52300sub-area52,5 km²overlap38.53 km²3%
- Basin #51230sub-area1 652 km²overlap35.70 km²3%
- Bassin de Rovumasub-area312,2 km²overlap0.46 km²0%
- Basin #51410sub-area428,7 km²overlap0.03 km²0%
Rivers / streams (1, 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
12,3%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN VI · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1
Lukwika-Lumesule G.R.
IUCN Not ReportedGame Reserve
403 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN