Chala Hills
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
32 km²
Commune · TZA
Nkandasi
Tanzania
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(83 %)
Species observed
41
Observations
64
Area
369,9km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
41 distinct species · 64 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,1°C
Annual rain
935mm
Warmest m°
25,2°C
Coldest m°
10,9°C
Elevation: 1 760 m on average (min 1 333 m, max 1 946 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,1°C
Annual rain
935mm
Warmest month
25,2°C
Coldest month
10,9°C
Mean alt.
1 760m
Min
1 333m
Max
1 946m
Std. dev.
81m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(83 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
13,4g/kg
Clay
23,1%
Sand
63,3%
Silt
13,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Nkasi
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
17,0g/kg
Clay
21,9%
Sand
64,3%
Silt
13,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
13,6g/kg
Clay
22,2%
Sand
64,1%
Silt
13,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
9,7g/kg
Clay
25,3%
Sand
61,5%
Silt
13,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest7.4%
Crops49.5%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil1.7%
Other (grassland, water…)41.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
5
Max drainage
16 145km²
Discharge in basins
41,8m³/s
Mean precip.
938mm/an
Mean T°
24,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,47
Mean runoff
293mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 519m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
21,0%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN