Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Sigowet

Kenya

AfTropical, rainforest(78 %)

Species observed

8

Observations

9

Area

77,8km²

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

8 distinct species · 9 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

9 obs · 3 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 5
5–4
5–4
2–4
< 2

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

Climate

Mean T°

19,2°C

Annual rain

1 644mm

Warmest m°

26,3°C

Coldest m°

13,2°C

Elevation: 1 735 m on average (min 1 526 m, max 1 825 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,2°C
Annual rain
1 644mm
Warmest month
26,3°C
Coldest month
13,2°C
Mean alt.
1 735m
Min
1 526m
Max
1 825m
Std. dev.
50m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(78 %)Tropical

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,5

Org. C

39,1g/kg

Clay

45,3%

Sand

20,1%

Silt

34,5%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Sigowet/Soin

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
54,7g/kg
Clay
42,9%
Sand
21,2%
Silt
35,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
36,9g/kg
Clay
44,5%
Sand
20,3%
Silt
35,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
25,7g/kg
Clay
48,7%
Sand
18,8%
Silt
32,6%

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

Land cover

Forest32.7%
Crops25.7%
Built-up2.9%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)38.1%

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

Hydrology4 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

7,6km

Basins crossed

4

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

4 006km²

Discharge in basins

4,3m³/s

Mean precip.

1 480mm/an

Mean T°

19,4°C

Moisture idx

-0,16

Mean runoff

391mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 698m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

6hab/km²

Night light

0,4nW

Built-up

291,2%

Pesticides

1,8kg/km²

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