Luando Integral Nature Reserve
IUCN IVIntegral Nature Reserve · 1957
9 949 km²
Commune · AGO
Sao Lucas
Angola
AwTropical, savannah(81 %)
Species observed
3
Observations
3
Area
1 477,5km²
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
3 distinct species · 3 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
19,9°C
Annual rain
1 430mm
Warmest m°
29,2°C
Coldest m°
12,3°C
Elevation: 1 471 m on average (min 1 051 m, max 1 739 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,9°C
Annual rain
1 430mm
Warmest month
29,2°C
Coldest month
12,3°C
Mean alt.
1 471m
Min
1 051m
Max
1 739m
Std. dev.
225m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(81 %)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
14,1g/kg
Clay
17,8%
Sand
77,2%
Silt
5,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Mussende
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
20,2g/kg
Clay
16,8%
Sand
78,0%
Silt
5,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
14,3g/kg
Clay
17,1%
Sand
77,8%
Silt
5,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
7,8g/kg
Clay
19,5%
Sand
75,7%
Silt
4,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest47.5%
Crops3.1%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)49.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology9 basins · 0 lakes · 6 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
50,2km
Basins crossed
9
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
61 444km²
Discharge in basins
521,4m³/s
Mean precip.
1 252mm/an
Mean T°
19,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,23
Mean runoff
471mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 424m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Rio Kwanzasub-area1 618,6 km²overlap476.12 km²32%
- Bassin de Cuilosub-area1 219,2 km²overlap453.44 km²31%
- Bassin de Cutatosub-area242,5 km²overlap167.73 km²11%
- Bassin de Amalondosub-area1 550,6 km²overlap160.18 km²11%
- Bassin de Ngangosub-area714,5 km²overlap119.78 km²8%
- Bassin de Ngangosub-area526,7 km²overlap98.08 km²7%
- Bassin de Culosub-area823,8 km²overlap2.10 km²0%
- Bassin de Cutatosub-area2 708 km²overlap0.06 km²0%
- Bassin de Rio Kwanzasub-area374,9 km²overlap0.00 km²0%
Rivers / streams (6, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
5,0%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN IV · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN