Virunga
IUCN IINational Park · 1925
7 827 km²
Pays · RWA
Rwanda
AwTropical, savannah(70 %)
Area
25 279,2km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
19,2°C
Annual rain
1 222mm
Warmest m°
24,5°C
Coldest m°
14,1°C
Elevation: 1 690 m on average (min 932 m, max 3 997 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,2°C
Annual rain
1 222mm
Warmest month
24,5°C
Coldest month
14,1°C
Mean alt.
1 690m
Min
932m
Max
3 997m
Std. dev.
340m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(70 %)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
35,8g/kg
Clay
36,6%
Sand
38,5%
Silt
24,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
45,4g/kg
Clay
36,5%
Sand
38,5%
Silt
25,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
34,8g/kg
Clay
36,0%
Sand
39,0%
Silt
25,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
27,3g/kg
Clay
37,4%
Sand
37,9%
Silt
24,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest15.9%
Crops28.5%
Built-up2.3%
Bare soil1.2%
Other (grassland, water…)52.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
4hab/km²
Night light
0,4nW
Built-up
228,3%
Pesticides
4,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas17
Country WDPA breakdown
Not Applicable1 473 km²(2)
II1 183 km²(2)
IV1 051 km²(2)
V69 km²(1)
IUCN Not Reported · 6IUCN II · 5IUCN Not Applicable · 3IUCN IV · 2IUCN V · 1📍 Point sites · 3
Parc national des Virunga
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1996
7 770 km²
Virunga National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1979
7 770 km²
Burigi-Chato National Park
IUCN Not ReportedNational Park · 2019
4 706 km²
Akagera
IUCN IINational Park · 1934
1 020 km²
Nyungwe National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2023
1 019 km²
Complete list17 protected areas
- VirungaNational ParkIUCN II19257 827 km²
- Parc national des VirungaWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported19967 770 km²
- Virunga National ParkWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable19797 770 km²
- Burigi-Chato National ParkNational ParkIUCN Not Reported20194 706 km²
- AkageraNational ParkIUCN II19341 020 km²
- Nyungwe National ParkWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable20231 019 km²
- NyungweNational ParkIUCN IV19331 019 km²
- KibiraNational ParkIUCN II1934477 km²
- Parc national des VolcansUNESCO-MAB Biosphere ReserveIUCN Not Applicable1983454 km²
- Ibanda-Kyerwa National ParkNational ParkIUCN Not Reported2019297 km²
- Lacs du NordProtected LandscapeIUCN Not Reported186 km²
- VolcansNational ParkIUCN II1929163 km²
- Rugezi-Burera-RuhondoWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN V200569 km²
- Mgahinga GorillaNational ParkIUCN II193039 km²
- EchuyaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported193936 km²
- Gishwati-MukuraNational ParkIUCN IV201532 km²
- Forêt de MureheProtected LandscapeIUCN Not Reported19 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN