Land Use Data for Latitude -10.75 Longitude 26.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Lufira valley Vallee de la Lufira |
Agricultural Land Uses
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralismSparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Warm Tropics sub-humidLivestock
CattleGoats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep
Growing Period (days)
180 to 209Soil Types
Ferralsols (Red and yellow tropical soils with a high content of sesquioxides)Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
16 to 30
Population Density (persons per km2)
0Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
above 100Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| (Facility) Shituru Copper Refinery (Processing Plant) | Copper, Cobalt |
| (Facility) Shituru Smelter (Processing Plant) | Copper, Cobalt |
| Kambove West | Copper, Cobalt |
Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.
