Virunga
IUCN IINational Park · 1925
7 827 km²
Subdivision · RWA
Nyabigoma
Rwanda
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Area
19,2km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
13,5°C
Annual rain
2 047mm
Warmest m°
18,4°C
Coldest m°
8,2°C
Elevation: 2 581 m on average (min 2 400 m, max 3 246 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
13,5°C
Annual rain
2 047mm
Warmest month
18,4°C
Coldest month
8,2°C
Mean alt.
2 581m
Min
2 400m
Max
3 246m
Std. dev.
137m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
72,1g/kg
Clay
32,6%
Sand
34,3%
Silt
33,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Musanze
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
85,7g/kg
Clay
32,3%
Sand
34,4%
Silt
33,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
71,2g/kg
Clay
32,9%
Sand
34,1%
Silt
33,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
59,3g/kg
Clay
32,7%
Sand
34,5%
Silt
32,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest36.1%
Crops19.5%
Built-up1.5%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)42.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
153,4%
Pesticides
3,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN II · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 2IUCN Not Reported · 1
Parc national des Virunga
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1996
7 770 km²
Virunga National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1979
7 770 km²
Parc national des Volcans
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1983
454 km²
Volcans
IUCN IINational Park · 1929
163 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN