Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · cod
Parc national des Virunga
- Area
- 7 770 km²
- IUCN cat.
- Not Reported
- Year
- 1996
Overview
- Designation
- Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
- Established
- 1996
- Managing authority
- Not Reported
Source : WDPA (UNEP-WCMC, World Database on Protected Areas).
Species present
0 distinct species · 0 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
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Hydrology48 basins · 4 lakes · 19 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
741,9km
Lake surface here
1 582,89km²
Basins crossed
48
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
34 160km²
Discharge in basins
1 790,3m³/s
Mean precip.
1 276mm/an
Mean T°
20,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,21
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
303mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 360m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Rwindisub-area2 006,7 km²overlap974.35 km²13%
- Basin #67270sub-area744,5 km²overlap590.34 km²8%
- Bassin de Semlikisub-area872,1 km²overlap537.22 km²7%
- Bassin de Semlikisub-area617,8 km²overlap527.14 km²7%
- Bassin de Rivière Ndihirasub-area967,2 km²overlap372.13 km²5%
- Bassin de Semlikisub-area1 114,3 km²overlap370.39 km²5%
- Basin #55320sub-area354,2 km²overlap352.62 km²5%
- Bassin de Mubimbisub-area1 123,8 km²overlap343.84 km²4%
- Bassin de Kanyamughisasub-area476,2 km²overlap342.72 km²4%
39 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Semlikisub-area553,8 km²overlap322.08 km²4%
- Bassin de Rutshurusub-area352,8 km²overlap301.29 km²4%
- Basin #72020sub-area566,8 km²overlap273.77 km²4%
- Basin #51900sub-area297,2 km²overlap236.07 km²3%
- Bassin de Ososub-area1 061 km²overlap181.22 km²2%
- Bassin de Rutshurusub-area171,3 km²overlap170.49 km²2%
- Bassin de Ishashasub-area1 123,4 km²overlap169.84 km²2%
- Bassin de Butawusub-area389,9 km²overlap169.54 km²2%
- Bassin de Rwanolisub-area322,3 km²overlap158.39 km²2%
- Bassin de Semlikisub-area340,3 km²overlap157.70 km²2%
- Bassin de Takosub-area466,8 km²overlap147.79 km²2%
- Basin #54340sub-area135,7 km²overlap135.08 km²2%
- Bassin de Semlikisub-area184,5 km²overlap130.05 km²2%
- Bassin de Taiyasub-area551,2 km²overlap105.63 km²1%
- Bassin de Ivi Riversub-area356,3 km²overlap99.57 km²1%
- Bassin de Abyalosesub-area387,9 km²overlap66.71 km²1%
- Bassin de Ruhezamyendasub-area1 409,2 km²overlap58.56 km²1%
- Bassin de Nchwerasub-area139,6 km²overlap57.65 km²1%
- Bassin de Ishashasub-area59,8 km²overlap56.15 km²1%
- Basin #50250sub-area48,8 km²overlap48.55 km²1%
- Bassin de Sebeyasub-area902,4 km²overlap44.80 km²1%
- Bassin de Kaisisub-area624,9 km²overlap43.10 km²1%
- Bassin de Rwanolisub-area59,1 km²overlap36.74 km²0%
- Bassin de Lamyasub-area509 km²overlap29.79 km²0%
- Bassin de Ishashasub-area29,6 km²overlap29.46 km²0%
- Bassin de Nyamugasanisub-area740 km²overlap25.25 km²0%
- Bassin de Semlikisub-area1 432,7 km²overlap22.87 km²0%
- Basin #55450sub-area21,8 km²overlap21.73 km²0%
- Basin #47780sub-area12,7 km²overlap12.62 km²0%
- Basin #67440sub-area281 km²overlap11.27 km²0%
- Bassin de RD Congo - Ugandasub-area358,7 km²overlap10.97 km²0%
- Basin #48170sub-area38 km²overlap10.57 km²0%
- Bassin de Ossosub-area2 094,2 km²overlap3.68 km²0%
- Basin #47400sub-area2,9 km²overlap2.86 km²0%
- Bassin de Durasub-area2 588,2 km²overlap2.67 km²0%
- Basin #67280sub-area2,8 km²overlap1.83 km²0%
- Bassin de Mukungwasub-area1 866,5 km²overlap1.53 km²0%
- Bassin de Ososub-area1 505,8 km²overlap1.06 km²0%
- Basin #48060sub-area0,6 km²overlap0.60 km²0%
Lakes (4, top by area)
Rivers / streams (19, ord ≥ 4)
- Semlikiord 6len here379.48 km64%total596 km
- Rwindiord 3len here74.89 km83%total90 km
- Rutshuruord 5len here67.70 km100%total68 km
- Ishashaord 3len here48.22 km27%total178 km
- Ivi Riverord 2len here29.93 km37%total80 km
- Luusilubiord 6len here25.88 km76%total34 km
- Taiyaord 2len here24.70 km49%total50 km
- Rwanoliord 6len here16.38 km33%total50 km
- Butawuord 3len here15.07 km27%total56 km
- Takoord 2len here14.25 km20%total73 km
- Abiaord 3len here10.24 km45%total23 km
- Kanyamughisaord 1len here10.16 km67%total15 km
7 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Location
Fond cartographique : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Géométrie : nos sources (GADM/HydroBASINS/HydroLAKES/HydroRIVERS/WDPA)
- Centroid
- -0.34706, 29.52766
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Species observed (Phase 2)
Listing species observed within this protected area requires the GBIF v2 partition × WDPA spatial overlay matview. Computing infrastructure pending.