Land Use Data for Latitude -29.75 Longitude 30.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Bluff Nature Reserve Kenneth Stainbank Nature Reserve Krantzkloof Nature Reserve New Germany Nature Reserve North Park Nature Reserve Palmiet Nature Reserve Roosfontein Nature Reserve Shongweni Resources Reserve Silverglen Nature Reserve Treasure Beach Nature Reserve |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherForestry - Agro forestry
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Ecosystems
Subtopical humidSubtropical drylands
Cool Tropic mixed
Livestock
CattleGoats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
Bananas (also in forestry plantations)Beans Dry
Cereals and cereal products
Grain (dried)
Maize
Growing Period (days)
150 to 179180 to 209
Soil Types
AcrisolsFerralsols (Red and yellow tropical soils with a high content of sesquioxides)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter)
Plinthosols
Regosols (Other)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
2 to 55 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
02 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250
above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
50 to 75Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Cato Ridge Works (Processing Plant) | Manganese |
| Umbogintwini Plant Ti (Processing Plant) | Titanium, Pigment |
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.
