San Nicolas
IUCN Not ReportedMunicipal Protected Area · 2004
91 km²
Province · BOL
Sur Cinti
Bolivia
BSkArid, steppe, cold(41 %)
Species observed
1 331
Observations
4 940
Area
5 462,4km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
1 331 distinct species · 4 940 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
14,5°C
Annual rain
820mm
Warmest m°
22,1°C
Coldest m°
3,4°C
Elevation: 2 373 m on average (min 686 m, max 4 235 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,5°C
Annual rain
820mm
Warmest month
22,1°C
Coldest month
3,4°C
Mean alt.
2 373m
Min
686m
Max
4 235m
Std. dev.
825m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(41 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
25,6g/kg
Clay
29,6%
Sand
42,3%
Silt
28,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
33,8g/kg
Clay
27,6%
Sand
43,6%
Silt
28,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
25,8g/kg
Clay
29,1%
Sand
42,7%
Silt
28,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
17,2g/kg
Clay
32,0%
Sand
40,6%
Silt
27,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest28.5%
Crops0.9%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil19.1%
Other (grassland, water…)51.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology27 basins · 3 lakes · 17 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
545,0km
Lake surface here
5,42km²
Basins crossed
27
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
73 140km²
Discharge in basins
312,2m³/s
Mean precip.
566mm/an
Mean T°
16,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,64
Mean runoff
104mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 449m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Rio Chicosub-area967,7 km²overlap698.57 km²13%
- Basin #19620sub-area667,8 km²overlap646.59 km²12%
- Bassin de Río Pilayasub-area570,2 km²overlap568.64 km²10%
- Bassin de Río Camblayasub-area1 621,5 km²overlap536.89 km²10%
- Bassin de Río Pilayasub-area1 844,2 km²overlap481.06 km²9%
- Bassin de Rio Puka Pampasub-area349 km²overlap347.63 km²6%
- Bassin de Rio Culpina Mayusub-area346,2 km²overlap327.81 km²6%
- Bassin de Rio Inca Huasisub-area682,5 km²overlap304.43 km²6%
- Bassin de Río Tumuslasub-area592,3 km²overlap292.54 km²5%
18 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Rio Lecherasub-area339,9 km²overlap283.88 km²5%
- Bassin de Río San Juan del Orosub-area410,6 km²overlap237.37 km²4%
- Bassin de Río San Juan del Orosub-area1 327,8 km²overlap188.00 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Pilcomayosub-area620,8 km²overlap146.74 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Pilcomayosub-area147,4 km²overlap114.79 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Camblayasub-area146,4 km²overlap99.64 km²2%
- Bassin de Río San Juan del Orosub-area224,9 km²overlap56.87 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Pilayasub-area136,2 km²overlap48.26 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Pilcomayosub-area31,2 km²overlap24.36 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Pilayasub-area29,4 km²overlap21.34 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Chicosub-area2 110,3 km²overlap13.67 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Pilcomayosub-area257 km²overlap11.85 km²0%
- Bassin de Rio Chicosub-area20 km²overlap8.97 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Santa Elenasub-area1 577,1 km²overlap0.86 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Tumuslasub-area646,9 km²overlap0.85 km²0%
- Bassin de Rio Tomatassub-area1 892,1 km²overlap0.42 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Pilcomayosub-area956,1 km²overlap0.32 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Pilcomayosub-area198,8 km²overlap0.07 km²0%
Lakes (3, top by area)
Rivers / streams (17, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Pilayaord 7len here102.58 km37%total276 km
- Río Camblayaord 7len here76.88 km52%total148 km
- Río San Juan del Oroord 7len here70.75 km17%total415 km
- Rio Chicoord 6len here60.64 km91%total67 km
- Rio Inca Huasiord 3len here59.09 km83%total71 km
- Rio Puka Pampaord 7len here51.50 km93%total56 km
- Río Pilcomayoord 8len here37.25 km2%total2381 km
- Río Achumaord 2len here29.51 km100%total30 km
- Río Tumuslaord 6len here13.04 km3%total404 km
- Rio Culpina Mayuord 2len here11.06 km100%total11 km
- Quebrada Piocaord 2len here10.76 km55%total20 km
- Rio Lecheraord 3len here8.44 km100%total8 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
2,5%
Pesticides
25,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN