Lacs du Nord
IUCN Not ReportedProtected Landscape
186 km²
Subdivision · BDI
Ruranzi
Burundi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
65
Observations
120
Area
10,1km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
65 distinct species · 120 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
21,6°C
Annual rain
1 008mm
Warmest m°
27,7°C
Coldest m°
16,3°C
Elevation: 1 385 m on average (min 1 351 m, max 1 420 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,6°C
Annual rain
1 008mm
Warmest month
27,7°C
Coldest month
16,3°C
Mean alt.
1 385m
Min
1 351m
Max
1 420m
Std. dev.
26m
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
5,6
Org. C
18,8g/kg
Clay
34,4%
Sand
43,9%
Silt
21,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: wbGLiMaggregated to Busoni
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
27,9g/kg
Clay
34,3%
Sand
44,1%
Silt
21,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
16,2g/kg
Clay
33,3%
Sand
44,3%
Silt
22,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
12,4g/kg
Clay
35,6%
Sand
43,4%
Silt
21,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest8.3%
Crops25.8%
Built-up1.2%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)64.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 1 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Lake surface here
2,39km²
Basins crossed
2
Max drainage
1 161km²
Discharge in basins
0,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 004mm/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
5hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
123,8%
Pesticides
4,3kg/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