Kilwa O.A.
IUCN Not ReportedOpen area
6 112 km²
Commune · TZA
Njinjo
Tanzania
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
13
Observations
16
Area
414,1km²
Partial data for this territory
Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
13 distinct species · 16 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,5°C
Annual rain
798mm
Warmest m°
31,9°C
Coldest m°
19,1°C
Elevation: 125 m on average (min 58 m, max 233 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,5°C
Annual rain
798mm
Warmest month
31,9°C
Coldest month
19,1°C
Mean alt.
125m
Min
58m
Max
233m
Std. dev.
45m
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
6,1
Org. C
12,1g/kg
Clay
23,0%
Sand
69,9%
Silt
7,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiMaggregated to Kilwa
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
17,5g/kg
Clay
22,3%
Sand
70,6%
Silt
7,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
11,6g/kg
Clay
22,2%
Sand
70,5%
Silt
7,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
7,2g/kg
Clay
24,5%
Sand
68,6%
Silt
7,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest37.2%
Crops11.7%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)50.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
26,7km
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
15 076km²
Discharge in basins
96,4m³/s
Mean precip.
1 215mm/an
Mean T°
25,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,19
Mean runoff
198mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
163m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Matandu Riversub-area379 km²overlap232.98 km²56%
- Basin #14570sub-area560,3 km²overlap132.35 km²32%
- Bassin de Matandu Riversub-area1 050,9 km²overlap19.88 km²5%
- Basin #14650sub-area617,4 km²overlap18.27 km²4%
- Bassin de Matandu Riversub-area144,5 km²overlap10.46 km²3%
- Basin #14410sub-area243,6 km²overlap0.15 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
10,4%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Reported · 2
Mtarure
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1957
581 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN