Land Use Data for Latitude -2.75 Longitude 32.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Lake Victoria: Mwanza Gulf |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherRainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Open Water - Inland Fisheries
Ecosystems
Warm Tropics sub-humidLivestock
CattleGoats
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsMaize
Rice Paddy
Growing Period (days)
210 to 239240 to 269
Soil Types
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Unknown
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
2 to 55 to 8
Population Density (persons per km2)
50 to 250above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
above 100Agricultural 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.
