Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2010
534 km²
Division · LKA
Wilgamuwa
Sri Lanka
AwTropical, savannah(60 %)
Area
269,6km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
27,3°C
Annual rain
1 300mm
Warmest m°
34,3°C
Coldest m°
20,6°C
Elevation: 108 m on average (min 61 m, max 347 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,3°C
Annual rain
1 300mm
Warmest month
34,3°C
Coldest month
20,6°C
Mean alt.
108m
Min
61m
Max
347m
Std. dev.
50m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(60 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
50,7g/kg
Clay
33,5%
Sand
34,6%
Silt
31,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
69,1g/kg
Clay
32,6%
Sand
35,2%
Silt
32,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
45,6g/kg
Clay
33,2%
Sand
35,0%
Silt
31,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
37,6g/kg
Clay
34,7%
Sand
33,7%
Silt
31,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest73.0%
Crops11.2%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)15.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
42,5%
Pesticides
11,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas8
IUCN Ib · 3IUCN Ia · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN II · 1IUCN IV · 1
Wasgamuwa
IUCN IINational Park · 1984
392 km²
Knuckles
IUCN IaConservation Forest · 2000
313 km²
Knuckles EPA
IUCN IaEnvironmental Protection Area (EPA) · 2007
313 km²
Riverine
IUCN IVNature Reserve · 1991
17 km²
Pudalugasyaya
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 2009
4 km²
Complete list8 protected areas
- Central Highlands of Sri LankaWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable2010534 km²
- WasgamuwaNational ParkIUCN II1984392 km²
- KnucklesConservation ForestIUCN Ia2000313 km²
- Knuckles EPAEnvironmental Protection Area (EPA)IUCN Ia2007313 km²
- RiverineNature ReserveIUCN IV199117 km²
- PudalugasyayaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20094 km²
- NaminioyaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20092 km²
- Tekagala Natural ForestReserved ForestIUCN Ib20131 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN