Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve
IUCN IVWildlife Reserve · 1954
1 785 km²
Traditional Authority · MWI
TA Kapelula
Malawi
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
5
Observations
5
Area
332,3km²
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
5 distinct species · 5 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
19,9°C
Annual rain
1 000mm
Warmest m°
28,3°C
Coldest m°
11,0°C
Elevation: 1 101 m on average (min 791 m, max 1 244 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,9°C
Annual rain
1 000mm
Warmest month
28,3°C
Coldest month
11,0°C
Mean alt.
1 101m
Min
791m
Max
1 244m
Std. dev.
96m
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
6,1
Org. C
15,1g/kg
Clay
20,0%
Sand
70,9%
Silt
9,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
17,3g/kg
Clay
18,3%
Sand
72,5%
Silt
9,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
15,5g/kg
Clay
18,3%
Sand
72,6%
Silt
9,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
12,4g/kg
Clay
23,5%
Sand
67,7%
Silt
8,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest13.7%
Crops34.5%
Built-up1.1%
Bare soil1.1%
Other (grassland, water…)49.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
9,0km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
10 695km²
Discharge in basins
5,6m³/s
Mean precip.
1 025mm/an
Mean T°
20,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,32
Mean runoff
176mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 027m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
107,5%
Pesticides
6,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN IV · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN