Nyungwe National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2023
1 019 km²
District · RWA
Nyamasheke
Rwanda
AwTropical, savannah(61 %)
Species observed
1 355
Observations
32 335
Area
1 171,5km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
1 355 distinct species · 32 335 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,6°C
Annual rain
1 718mm
Warmest m°
22,1°C
Coldest m°
14,9°C
Elevation: 1 785 m on average (min 1 219 m, max 2 790 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,6°C
Annual rain
1 718mm
Warmest month
22,1°C
Coldest month
14,9°C
Mean alt.
1 785m
Min
1 219m
Max
2 790m
Std. dev.
321m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(61 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
47,0g/kg
Clay
38,5%
Sand
29,7%
Silt
31,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
59,0g/kg
Clay
39,0%
Sand
29,7%
Silt
31,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
48,1g/kg
Clay
38,2%
Sand
30,0%
Silt
31,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
33,7g/kg
Clay
38,3%
Sand
29,4%
Silt
32,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest33.0%
Crops14.2%
Built-up1.6%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)50.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology11 basins · 1 lakes · 19 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
183,4km
Lake surface here
217,44km²
Basins crossed
11
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
6 872km²
Discharge in basins
84,0m³/s
Mean precip.
1 443mm/an
Mean T°
17,7°C
Moisture idx
0,01
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
382mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 815m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Karundurasub-area457,6 km²overlap449.83 km²38%
- Bassin de Shangazisub-area240 km²overlap205.01 km²17%
- Bassin de Kilimbisub-area211,1 km²overlap181.86 km²16%
- Bassin de Kokosub-area925,6 km²overlap89.60 km²8%
- Bassin de Ruhwasub-area943,5 km²overlap81.45 km²7%
- Bassin de Cyunyusub-area224,6 km²overlap81.12 km²7%
- Basin #94510sub-area155,7 km²overlap73.66 km²6%
- Basin #95290sub-area25,4 km²overlap5.04 km²0%
- Bassin de Rukararasub-area518,1 km²overlap2.13 km²0%
2 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (19, ord ≥ 4)
- Karunduraord 3len here39.10 km100%total39 km
- Kamiranzovuord 1len here24.46 km100%total25 km
- Nyirahindweord 1len here17.44 km100%total17 km
- Kilimbiord 2len here13.63 km75%total18 km
- Shangaziord 1len here13.02 km100%total13 km
- Gasumaord 2len here10.11 km100%total10 km
- Rubyiroord 2len here9.92 km25%total40 km
- Mutovuord 2len here8.97 km100%total9 km
- Ntondweord 2len here7.48 km76%total10 km
- Nyamahembeord 1len here6.99 km100%total7 km
- Kigoyaord 1len here6.10 km100%total6 km
- Nyarubandwaord 2len here5.60 km37%total15 km
7 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
159,8%
Pesticides
3,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN IV · 1
Nyungwe
IUCN IVNational Park · 1933
1 019 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN