Lacs du Nord
IUCN Not ReportedProtected Landscape
186 km²
Locality · RWA
Rugandara
Rwanda
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
10
Observations
11
Area
1,5km²
Partial data for this territory
Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
10 distinct species · 11 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
21,4°C
Annual rain
922mm
Warmest m°
27,5°C
Coldest m°
15,9°C
Elevation: 1 376 m on average (min 1 370 m, max 1 415 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,4°C
Annual rain
922mm
Warmest month
27,5°C
Coldest month
15,9°C
Mean alt.
1 376m
Min
1 370m
Max
1 415m
Std. dev.
16m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
23,5g/kg
Clay
38,4%
Sand
39,7%
Silt
21,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: wbGLiMaggregated to Bugesera
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
28,9g/kg
Clay
37,9%
Sand
39,8%
Silt
22,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
23,4g/kg
Clay
37,1%
Sand
40,8%
Silt
22,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
18,1g/kg
Clay
40,3%
Sand
38,4%
Silt
21,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest8.6%
Crops21.3%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil1.4%
Other (grassland, water…)67.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 1 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Lake surface here
0,55km²
Basins crossed
1
Max drainage
516km²
Discharge in basins
0,0m³/s
Mean precip.
1 005mm/an
Mean T°
20,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,37
Mean runoff
195mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 426m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Built-up
75,2%
Pesticides
4,6kg/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