Ontologia

Traditional Authority · MWI

TA Phambala

Malawi

CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(54 %)

Species observed

32

Observations

41

Area

684,6km²

Ecological tissue

Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.

Species present

32 distinct species · 41 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

41 obs · 11 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 13
7–12
6–6
1–5
< 1

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

Climate

Mean T°

21,6°C

Annual rain

1 106mm

Warmest m°

29,5°C

Coldest m°

12,4°C

Elevation: 824 m on average (min 434 m, max 1 492 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,6°C
Annual rain
1 106mm
Warmest month
29,5°C
Coldest month
12,4°C
Mean alt.
824m
Min
434m
Max
1 492m
Std. dev.
228m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(54 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,9

Org. C

13,1g/kg

Clay

21,3%

Sand

69,6%

Silt

9,0%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
16,9g/kg
Clay
19,2%
Sand
71,7%
Silt
9,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
12,9g/kg
Clay
19,9%
Sand
71,0%
Silt
9,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
9,5g/kg
Clay
24,9%
Sand
66,3%
Silt
8,8%

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

Land cover

Forest17.9%
Crops25.0%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)56.0%

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

Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 5 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

95,4km

Basins crossed

3

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

137 024km²

Discharge in basins

71,4m³/s

Mean precip.

1 022mm/an

Mean T°

22,4°C

Moisture idx

-0,35

Mean runoff

214mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

777m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

69,9%

Pesticides

5,1kg/km²

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

Protected areas1

IUCN VI · 1

Dzonze

IUCN VI

Forest Reserve · 1924

45 km²

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

Sub-administrations17