Takaba hill
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 2024
12 km²
Commune · KEN
Takaba
Kenya
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)
Species observed
10
Observations
13
Area
907,9km²
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
10 distinct species · 13 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,5°C
Annual rain
422mm
Warmest m°
33,8°C
Coldest m°
19,7°C
Elevation: 639 m on average (min 567 m, max 730 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,5°C
Annual rain
422mm
Warmest month
33,8°C
Coldest month
19,7°C
Mean alt.
639m
Min
567m
Max
730m
Std. dev.
35m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
14,2g/kg
Clay
32,0%
Sand
43,4%
Silt
24,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Mandera West
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
17,1g/kg
Clay
31,4%
Sand
43,6%
Silt
25,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
12,4g/kg
Clay
31,1%
Sand
43,7%
Silt
25,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
13,0g/kg
Clay
33,4%
Sand
43,0%
Silt
23,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest12.3%
Crops2.8%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil5.6%
Other (grassland, water…)79.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
8
Max drainage
21 110km²
Discharge in basins
11,3m³/s
Mean precip.
346mm/an
Mean T°
25,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,83
Mean runoff
42mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
717m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #57990sub-area1 663,3 km²overlap433.88 km²48%
- Basin #75730sub-area2 722 km²overlap193.18 km²21%
- Basin #59950sub-area104,8 km²overlap104.31 km²11%
- Basin #59820sub-area2 521,3 km²overlap88.11 km²10%
- Basin #58150sub-area163,7 km²overlap56.86 km²6%
- Basin #70050sub-area336 km²overlap23.81 km²3%
- Basin #70280sub-area534,4 km²overlap4.36 km²0%
- Basin #63200sub-area293,1 km²overlap3.39 km²0%
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
12,2%
Pesticides
1,0kg/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