Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2004
25 805 km²
Subdivision · IDN
Palangai
Indonesia
AfTropical, rainforest(81 %)
Species observed
21
Observations
145
Area
530km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
21 distinct species · 145 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
21,6°C
Annual rain
4 332mm
Warmest m°
25,2°C
Coldest m°
17,9°C
Elevation: 798 m on average (min -9 m, max 1 824 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,6°C
Annual rain
4 332mm
Warmest month
25,2°C
Coldest month
17,9°C
Mean alt.
798m
Min
-9m
Max
1 824m
Std. dev.
553m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(81 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
4,8
Org. C
69,7g/kg
Clay
40,8%
Sand
29,9%
Silt
29,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: paGLiMaggregated to Pesisir Selatan
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
4,7
Org. C
79,3g/kg
Clay
39,9%
Sand
30,6%
Silt
29,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
4,8
Org. C
68,8g/kg
Clay
40,3%
Sand
30,1%
Silt
29,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
4,8
Org. C
61,0g/kg
Clay
42,4%
Sand
28,9%
Silt
28,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest93.8%
Crops1.9%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)4.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 0 lakes · 9 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
169,6km
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
1 343km²
Discharge in basins
32,4m³/s
Mean precip.
2 538mm/an
Mean T°
22,7°C
Moisture idx
0,38
Mean runoff
1 770mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
791m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (9, ord ≥ 4)
- Batang Palangaiord 4len here79.37 km86%total92 km
- Batang Palangai Kecilord 4len here44.19 km92%total48 km
- Batang Rantau Dadapord 2len here11.34 km100%total11 km
- Air Barlantikord 2len here10.60 km100%total11 km
- Batang Air Hajiord 4len here10.12 km13%total81 km
- Sungai Ngalau Angitord 2len here5.19 km100%total5 km
- Sungai Kamumuord 1len here4.37 km100%total4 km
- Sungai Tenangord 1len here3.39 km100%total3 km
- Batang Muaro Malinord 1len here1.03 km53%total2 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
18,5%
Pesticides
0,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN II · 1IUCN VI · 1🌊 Marine · 2
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN