Nyungwe National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2023
1 019 km²
Subdivision · RWA
Shaba
Rwanda
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
36
Observations
52
Area
13,2km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
36 distinct species · 52 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,2°C
Annual rain
1 447mm
Warmest m°
21,9°C
Coldest m°
10,7°C
Elevation: 2 115 m on average (min 2 019 m, max 2 204 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,2°C
Annual rain
1 447mm
Warmest month
21,9°C
Coldest month
10,7°C
Mean alt.
2 115m
Min
2 019m
Max
2 204m
Std. dev.
42m
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
4,7
Org. C
58,8g/kg
Clay
32,5%
Sand
37,8%
Silt
29,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Nyamagabe
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
4,7
Org. C
76,3g/kg
Clay
31,7%
Sand
38,6%
Silt
29,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
4,7
Org. C
57,3g/kg
Clay
31,6%
Sand
38,4%
Silt
30,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
4,7
Org. C
42,8g/kg
Clay
34,4%
Sand
36,4%
Silt
29,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest25.2%
Crops25.0%
Built-up1.9%
Bare soil1.4%
Other (grassland, water…)46.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
7,0km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
1 877km²
Discharge in basins
0,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 313mm/an
Mean T°
18,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,10
Mean runoff
270mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 841m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Built-up
186,8%
Pesticides
3,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN IV · 1
Nyungwe
IUCN IVNational Park · 1933
1 019 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN