Ontologia

Sub-chief · MWI

SC Mlomba

Malawi

AwTropical, savannah(100 %)

Species observed

25

Observations

42

Area

369,5km²

Ecological tissue

Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.

Species present

25 distinct species · 42 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

42 obs · 6 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 25
25–24
9–24
4–8
< 4

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

23,0°C

Annual rain

1 106mm

Warmest m°

30,5°C

Coldest m°

14,5°C

Elevation: 639 m on average (min 623 m, max 1 005 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,0°C
Annual rain
1 106mm
Warmest month
30,5°C
Coldest month
14,5°C
Mean alt.
639m
Min
623m
Max
1 005m
Std. dev.
28m
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

6,0

Org. C

15,8g/kg

Clay

20,2%

Sand

72,5%

Silt

7,3%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

Dominant lithology: suGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
21,2g/kg
Clay
19,1%
Sand
73,5%
Silt
7,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
14,6g/kg
Clay
19,1%
Sand
73,4%
Silt
7,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
11,4g/kg
Clay
22,3%
Sand
70,6%
Silt
7,2%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest6.2%
Crops17.5%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)75.2%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology3 basins · 1 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

4,9km

Lake surface here

100,81km²

Basins crossed

3

Max stream order

1

Max drainage

132 381km²

Discharge in basins

8,2m³/s

Mean precip.

1 194mm/an

Mean T°

22,8°C

Moisture idx

-0,26

Mean runoff

403mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

693m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

58,2%

Pesticides

4,6kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas2

IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN VI · 1

Lake Chilwa

IUCN Not Reported

Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1996

2 110 km²

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN

Sub-administrations10