Nyungwe National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2023
1 019 km²
Commune · RWA
Ruheru
Rwanda
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(74 %)
Species observed
13
Observations
16
Area
104,3km²
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
13 distinct species · 16 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
15,7°C
Annual rain
1 502mm
Warmest m°
21,4°C
Coldest m°
10,3°C
Elevation: 2 186 m on average (min 1 684 m, max 2 466 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,7°C
Annual rain
1 502mm
Warmest month
21,4°C
Coldest month
10,3°C
Mean alt.
2 186m
Min
1 684m
Max
2 466m
Std. dev.
184m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(74 %)Temperate
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
57,0g/kg
Clay
36,5%
Sand
35,1%
Silt
28,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Nyaruguru
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
4,8
Org. C
72,3g/kg
Clay
35,8%
Sand
35,4%
Silt
28,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
4,8
Org. C
57,6g/kg
Clay
35,7%
Sand
35,5%
Silt
28,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
4,8
Org. C
41,2g/kg
Clay
37,8%
Sand
34,4%
Silt
27,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest42.6%
Crops20.3%
Built-up1.5%
Bare soil1.1%
Other (grassland, water…)34.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 7 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
17,7km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
1 877km²
Discharge in basins
0,9m³/s
Mean precip.
1 392mm/an
Mean T°
18,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,05
Mean runoff
267mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 829m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (7, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
4hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
152,2%
Pesticides
3,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN IV · 1IUCN II · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN