Maiombe National Park
IUCN IINational Park · 2011
2 065 km²
Region · cog
Niari
Republic of the Congo
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
670
Observations
2 080
Area
25 532,5km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
670 distinct species · 2 080 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,9°C
Annual rain
1 695mm
Warmest m°
29,6°C
Coldest m°
18,4°C
Elevation: 371 m on average (min 64 m, max 857 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,9°C
Annual rain
1 695mm
Warmest month
29,6°C
Coldest month
18,4°C
Mean alt.
371m
Min
64m
Max
857m
Std. dev.
185m
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
5,0
Org. C
30,6g/kg
Clay
39,1%
Sand
38,7%
Silt
22,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
41,3g/kg
Clay
38,3%
Sand
39,3%
Silt
22,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
29,3g/kg
Clay
38,7%
Sand
39,0%
Silt
22,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
21,1g/kg
Clay
40,4%
Sand
37,7%
Silt
22,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest68.0%
Crops1.6%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)30.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology73 basins · 7 lakes · 26 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
1 755,2km
Lake surface here
3,46km²
Basins crossed
73
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
54 037km²
Discharge in basins
7 107,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 537mm/an
Mean T°
24,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,02
Mean runoff
527mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
385m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Niarisub-area2 371,1 km²overlap2360.64 km²9%
- Bassin de Louessésub-area2 494,3 km²overlap2357.95 km²9%
- Bassin de Niarisub-area2 141 km²overlap1847.87 km²7%
- Bassin de Louessésub-area1 357,6 km²overlap1349.56 km²5%
- Bassin de Louessésub-area1 289,4 km²overlap1283.63 km²5%
- Bassin de Niarisub-area1 119,4 km²overlap1113.99 km²4%
- Bassin de Niarisub-area1 216 km²overlap1102.61 km²4%
- Bassin de Louessésub-area1 030,6 km²overlap1026.01 km²4%
- Bassin de Lualisub-area5 978,4 km²overlap859.75 km²3%
64 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Loudimasub-area776,5 km²overlap748.44 km²3%
- Bassin de Bibakasub-area1 098,4 km²overlap719.96 km²3%
- Bassin de Loubetsisub-area791,7 km²overlap678.86 km²3%
- Bassin de Loubomosub-area1 107,2 km²overlap612.08 km²2%
- Bassin de Nyangasub-area2 116,9 km²overlap583.68 km²2%
- Basin #05660sub-area502,6 km²overlap500.39 km²2%
- Bassin de Papassisub-area477,4 km²overlap475.35 km²2%
- Bassin de Boussissisub-area460,4 km²overlap458.38 km²2%
- Bassin de Ntimasub-area582,5 km²overlap457.75 km²2%
- Bassin de Ngouniésub-area666,5 km²overlap436.66 km²2%
- Bassin de Louambitsisub-area1 497,4 km²overlap419.34 km²2%
- Bassin de Niarisub-area463,6 km²overlap401.79 km²2%
- Bassin de Nyangasub-area391,9 km²overlap390.19 km²2%
- Bassin de Nyangasub-area569,6 km²overlap385.26 km²2%
- Bassin de Nyangasub-area366,4 km²overlap364.74 km²1%
- Bassin de Nyangasub-area453,1 km²overlap340.96 km²1%
- Bassin de Moussondjisub-area281,4 km²overlap280.19 km²1%
- Bassin de Ngongosub-area1 423,6 km²overlap274.00 km²1%
- Bassin de Niarisub-area270,4 km²overlap269.19 km²1%
- Bassin de Louatitisub-area249,6 km²overlap248.44 km²1%
- Bassin de Loudimasub-area363,1 km²overlap215.73 km²1%
- Bassin de Nyangasub-area447,2 km²overlap204.79 km²1%
- Basin #09740sub-area345,1 km²overlap198.41 km²1%
- Bassin de Loudimasub-area437,3 km²overlap197.36 km²1%
- Bassin de Ngouniésub-area258,7 km²overlap180.57 km²1%
- Bassin de Niarisub-area179,9 km²overlap179.09 km²1%
- Basin #03480sub-area469,4 km²overlap178.72 km²1%
- Bassin de Nyangasub-area161 km²overlap160.27 km²1%
- Bassin de Loudimasub-area451,4 km²overlap143.57 km²1%
- Bassin de Louboumousub-area416,9 km²overlap143.19 km²1%
- Bassin de Niarisub-area125,3 km²overlap124.78 km²0%
- Bassin de Niarisub-area118,4 km²overlap117.87 km²0%
- Bassin de Louessésub-area300,1 km²overlap116.37 km²0%
- Bassin de Louessésub-area975,2 km²overlap110.78 km²0%
- Basin #14710sub-area243,2 km²overlap102.47 km²0%
- Bassin de Nyangasub-area89,7 km²overlap89.26 km²0%
- Bassin de Nyangasub-area88,2 km²overlap87.81 km²0%
- Basin #12430sub-area153,7 km²overlap84.89 km²0%
- Bassin de Niarisub-area825 km²overlap73.87 km²0%
- Bassin de Lékokosub-area3 768,9 km²overlap66.08 km²0%
- Bassin de Ngouniésub-area536,2 km²overlap54.46 km²0%
- Basin #06830sub-area107,4 km²overlap48.03 km²0%
- Bassin de Loémésub-area925 km²overlap47.88 km²0%
- Bassin de Douaïsub-area538,4 km²overlap32.50 km²0%
- Bassin de Ngouniésub-area230,5 km²overlap31.86 km²0%
- Bassin de Loudimasub-area442,4 km²overlap28.69 km²0%
- Bassin de Niarisub-area221,3 km²overlap28.66 km²0%
- Bassin de Louessésub-area34,9 km²overlap27.51 km²0%
- Bassin de Lwalasub-area2 322,6 km²overlap24.78 km²0%
- Bassin de Bouenguidisub-area2 229,1 km²overlap18.91 km²0%
- Bassin de Niarisub-area21,1 km²overlap16.48 km²0%
- Bassin de Niarisub-area483,2 km²overlap15.75 km²0%
- Bassin de Niarisub-area648,2 km²overlap13.76 km²0%
- Bassin de Ogoouésub-area1 681,8 km²overlap6.12 km²0%
- Bassin de Loudimasub-area16,4 km²overlap6.09 km²0%
- Bassin de Ogoouésub-area749,6 km²overlap2.14 km²0%
- Bassin de Gniakisisub-area589,6 km²overlap2.10 km²0%
- Bassin de Léyousub-area2 314,7 km²overlap1.39 km²0%
- Bassin de Loubetsisub-area0,6 km²overlap0.60 km²0%
- Bassin de Ngounié occidentalesub-area430,3 km²overlap0.48 km²0%
- Basin #53150sub-area722,4 km²overlap0.41 km²0%
- Bassin de Doulisub-area1 236,3 km²overlap0.23 km²0%
- Bassin de Loudimasub-area473,8 km²overlap0.19 km²0%
- Bassin de Loukenenesub-area778,1 km²overlap0.00 km²0%
Lakes (7, top by area)
Rivers / streams (26, ord ≥ 4)
- Louesséord 6len here380.55 km78%total487 km
- Niariord 7len here283.94 km27%total1068 km
- Nyangaord 6len here243.11 km22%total1103 km
- Ngouniéord 6len here120.92 km14%total872 km
- Bibakaord 3len here110.79 km85%total131 km
- Loubetsiord 7len here87.55 km95%total92 km
- Papassiord 2len here71.31 km100%total71 km
- Boussissiord 3len here67.24 km100%total67 km
- Loubomoord 3len here67.20 km62%total108 km
- Louambitsiord 4len here64.73 km39%total165 km
- Ntimaord 3len here53.60 km100%total54 km
- Bandjiaord 3len here43.40 km93%total46 km
14 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Louatitiord 3len here42.45 km100%total43 km
- Loudimaord 4len here30.65 km14%total222 km
- Moussondjiord 2len here22.91 km100%total23 km
- Pinaretord 3len here16.18 km100%total16 km
- Louboumouord 2len here9.46 km13%total71 km
- Nioumvouord 2len here7.76 km100%total8 km
- Douaïord 3len here7.41 km15%total48 km
- Mouyontsiord 2len here6.90 km100%total7 km
- Ngongoord 4len here6.33 km4%total168 km
- Bambaord 1len here3.36 km87%total4 km
- Tsemboord 2len here3.34 km100%total3 km
- Makoungaord 1len here3.02 km100%total3 km
- Ngounié occidentaleord 3len here0.67 km1%total46 km
- Gistwaord 1len here0.44 km16%total3 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
4,9%
Pesticides
0,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas8
IUCN IV · 3IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN VI · 1
Réserve de biosphère de la Dimonika
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1988
1 333 km²
Loubetsi-Nyanga
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2015
728 km²
Vallée du Niari
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2012
599 km²
Tsoulou
IUCN IVWildlife Reserve · 1956
288 km²
Mont Fouari
IUCN IVWildlife Reserve · 1958
288 km²
Complete list8 protected areas
- Maiombe National ParkNational ParkIUCN II20112 065 km²
- Réserve de biosphère de la DimonikaUNESCO-MAB Biosphere ReserveIUCN Not Applicable19881 333 km²
- Loubetsi-NyangaWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported2015728 km²
- Vallée du NiariWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported2012599 km²
- TsoulouWildlife ReserveIUCN IV1956288 km²
- Mont FouariWildlife ReserveIUCN IV1958288 km²
- Mont MavoumbouHunting AreaIUCN VI1956229 km²
- Ngyanga NordWildlife ReserveIUCN IV195888 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN