Nyungwe National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2023
1 019 km²
Locality · RWA
Winkamba
Rwanda
AwTropical, savannah(50 %)
Species observed
474
Observations
13 205
Area
2,8km²
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°
19,2°C
Annual rain
1 540mm
Warmest m°
23,2°C
Coldest m°
15,3°C
Elevation: 1 724 m on average (min 1 563 m, max 1 929 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,2°C
Annual rain
1 540mm
Warmest month
23,2°C
Coldest month
15,3°C
Mean alt.
1 724m
Min
1 563m
Max
1 929m
Std. dev.
107m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(50 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
42,1g/kg
Clay
41,1%
Sand
25,5%
Silt
33,4%
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
5,1
Org. C
55,4g/kg
Clay
42,8%
Sand
25,1%
Silt
32,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
42,0g/kg
Clay
40,2%
Sand
25,9%
Silt
33,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
28,9g/kg
Clay
40,3%
Sand
25,6%
Silt
34,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest42.4%
Crops22.4%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)34.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
1
Max drainage
4 955km²
Discharge in basins
0,5m³/s
Mean precip.
1 408mm/an
Mean T°
18,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,04
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
408mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 622m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
0,6nW
Built-up
88,4%
Pesticides
4,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Applicable · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN