Rugezi-Burera-Ruhondo
IUCN VWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2005
69 km²
Locality · RWA
Ruhurura I
Rwanda
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
24
Observations
55
Area
1,5km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
24 distinct species · 55 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,7°C
Annual rain
1 273mm
Warmest m°
21,5°C
Coldest m°
12,2°C
Elevation: 2 069 m on average (min 2 069 m, max 2 071 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,7°C
Annual rain
1 273mm
Warmest month
21,5°C
Coldest month
12,2°C
Mean alt.
2 069m
Min
2 069m
Max
2 071m
Std. dev.
1m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
45,1g/kg
Clay
36,7%
Sand
31,2%
Silt
32,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Burera
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
54,6g/kg
Clay
37,2%
Sand
31,2%
Silt
31,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
43,7g/kg
Clay
36,4%
Sand
31,2%
Silt
32,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
37,1g/kg
Clay
36,4%
Sand
31,3%
Silt
32,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest16.9%
Crops33.2%
Built-up1.4%
Bare soil1.9%
Other (grassland, water…)46.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
0,7km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
1 867km²
Discharge in basins
0,0m³/s
Mean precip.
1 367mm/an
Mean T°
16,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,03
Mean runoff
283mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 153m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Built-up
142,2%
Pesticides
2,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN V · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN