Ontologia

Traditional Authority · MWI

TA Chitera

Malawi

CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(100 %)

Species observed

2

Observations

2

Area

60,9km²

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

2 distinct species · 2 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

2 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 2
2–1
2–1
2–1
< 2

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

Climate

Mean T°

20,3°C

Annual rain

978mm

Warmest m°

28,4°C

Coldest m°

10,7°C

Elevation: 963 m on average (min 755 m, max 1 136 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,3°C
Annual rain
978mm
Warmest month
28,4°C
Coldest month
10,7°C
Mean alt.
963m
Min
755m
Max
1 136m
Std. dev.
74m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(100 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,8

Org. C

12,0g/kg

Clay

24,6%

Sand

65,4%

Silt

10,0%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
15,2g/kg
Clay
22,9%
Sand
66,9%
Silt
10,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
11,8g/kg
Clay
22,9%
Sand
66,9%
Silt
10,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
9,0g/kg
Clay
28,0%
Sand
62,5%
Silt
9,6%

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

Land cover

Forest16.1%
Crops23.9%
Built-up1.7%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)58.1%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

8,8km

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

137 024km²

Discharge in basins

27,9m³/s

Mean precip.

1 055mm/an

Mean T°

22,7°C

Moisture idx

-0,33

Mean runoff

265mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

680m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

3hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

173,2%

Pesticides

5,1kg/km²

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

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