Nyungwe National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2023
1 019 km²
Subdivision · RWA
Wimana
Rwanda
AwTropical, savannah(73 %)
Species observed
474
Observations
13 205
Area
21,6km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
474 distinct species · 13 205 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
19,4°C
Annual rain
1 474mm
Warmest m°
23,8°C
Coldest m°
15,2°C
Elevation: 1 695 m on average (min 1 544 m, max 1 914 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,4°C
Annual rain
1 474mm
Warmest month
23,8°C
Coldest month
15,2°C
Mean alt.
1 695m
Min
1 544m
Max
1 914m
Std. dev.
95m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(73 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
45,8g/kg
Clay
40,0%
Sand
30,1%
Silt
29,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Nyamasheke
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
58,3g/kg
Clay
42,1%
Sand
29,4%
Silt
28,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
48,4g/kg
Clay
40,3%
Sand
30,1%
Silt
29,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
30,8g/kg
Clay
37,7%
Sand
30,9%
Silt
31,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest56.0%
Crops13.7%
Built-up1.5%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)28.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
2,1km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
1
Max drainage
4 955km²
Discharge in basins
2,5m³/s
Mean precip.
1 429mm/an
Mean T°
18,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,02
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
385mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 677m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
148,2%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN IV · 1
Nyungwe
IUCN IVNational Park · 1933
1 019 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN