Ontologia

Traditional Authority · MWI

TA Masasa

Malawi

AwTropical, savannah(78 %)

Species observed

11

Observations

11

Area

253,4km²

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

11 distinct species · 11 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

11 obs · 3 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 6
6–5
6–5
4–5
< 4

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

Climate

Mean T°

23,0°C

Annual rain

830mm

Warmest m°

30,5°C

Coldest m°

14,0°C

Elevation: 721 m on average (min 480 m, max 1 566 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,0°C
Annual rain
830mm
Warmest month
30,5°C
Coldest month
14,0°C
Mean alt.
721m
Min
480m
Max
1 566m
Std. dev.
367m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(78 %)Tropical

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,2

Org. C

12,8g/kg

Clay

22,4%

Sand

69,8%

Silt

7,9%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
15,7g/kg
Clay
21,1%
Sand
71,0%
Silt
7,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
13,3g/kg
Clay
21,0%
Sand
70,9%
Silt
8,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
9,4g/kg
Clay
25,0%
Sand
67,4%
Silt
7,6%

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

Land cover

Forest15.1%
Crops22.8%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)60.9%

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

Hydrology5 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

41,5km

Basins crossed

5

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

2 260km²

Discharge in basins

2,3m³/s

Mean precip.

917mm/an

Mean T°

23,0°C

Moisture idx

-0,42

Mean runoff

196mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

677m

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

74,3%

Pesticides

5,9kg/km²

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

Protected areas1

IUCN VI · 1

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN

Sub-administrations6