The Highveld is a high plateau area of South Africa which includes the largest metropolitan area in the country, the Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Area, and one-third of South Africa's population. In Geology and Earth science, a plateau, also called a high plateau or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Area is the name of the area surrounding the city of Johannesburg, in South Africa. The Highveld covers parts of the Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North-West, and Limpopo provinces, and virtually all of Gauteng and the Free State. Mpumalanga, (umˈpuːməlɑŋɡə – name changed from Eastern Transvaal on 24 August 1995) is a province of South Africa The Northern Cape is a large sparsely populated province of South Africa, created in 1994 when the Cape Province was split up North West is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mafikeng. Limpopo (lɪmˈpoʊpoʊ is the northernmost province of South Africa. Gauteng (xaʊˈtɛŋ Sotho xɑ́útʼèŋ̀ is a province of South Africa. History See also Orange Free State Geography The Free State is situated on flat boundless plains in the heart of South Africa The Highveld is bordered by the Bushveld and the Lowveld in the North, Northeast, and Northwest, the Drakensberg mountains to the East and Southeast, the Kalahari desert in the West, and the Great Karoo to the Southwest. The Bushveld is a tropical savanna Ecoregion of Southern Africa that encompasses most of Limpopo Province and part of the North West Province The term Veld, or Veldt, refers primarily (but not exclusively to the wide open rural spaces of South Africa or southern Africa and in particular to certain The Drakensberg ( Afrikaans: "Dragon's Mountain" Mountains are the highest mountain range in Southern Africa, rising up to in height The Karoo (a Khoisan word of uncertain etymology) is a semi- Desert region of South Africa. The South African highveld covers an area of almost 400,000 square kilometres, or roughly 30% of South Africa's land area.
Other cities located on the Highveld include Pretoria, South Africa's administrative capital, Soweto, Bloemfontein, Vereeniging, Welkom, Carletonville, and the cities of the West Rand and East Rand. Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. Soweto is an urban area in the City of Johannesburg, in Gauteng, South Africa. Bloemfontein (ˈbluːmfɒnteɪn Afrikaans and Dutch for "spring of Bloem (bloom" Vereeniging is a city in Gauteng province, South Africa, with a population of more than 350000 Welkom is a city in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality of the Free State province of South Africa, with a population in 2001 of 408 Carletonville is a gold-mining town in western Gauteng, South Africa. West Rand is the name of the urban western part of the Witwatersrand that is functionally merged with the Johannesburg Conurbation. The East Rand is the name of the urban eastern part of the Witwatersrand that is functionally merged with the Johannesburg Conurbation. The diamond-mining city of Kimberley lies on the border of the Highveld and the Southeastern Kalahari. Kimberley may refer to Kimberley Northern Cape in South Africa Kimberley in Western Australia Kimberley Nottinghamshire
Approximately half the Gold ever produced in the World has been mined in the Highveld since the 1880s. Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 The largest deposits are located in the Witwatersrand, centred on Johannesburg, with smaller deposits in the Northern Free State near Welkom and Virginia. The Witwatersrand is a low sedimentary range of hills at an elevation of 1700-1800 metres above sea-level which runs in an east-west direction through Gauteng in Johannesburg ( Pronounced /jō-hān'ĭs-bûrg'/ is the largest city in South Africa. The Highveld is also exceedingly rich in Vanadium, Diamonds, Coal, and Manganese. Vanadium (vəˈneɪdiəm is a Chemical element that has the symbol V and Atomic number 23 In Mineralogy, diamond is the allotrope of carbon where the carbon atoms are arranged in Manganese (ˈmæŋgəniːz is a Chemical element, designated by the symbol Mn.
Agriculture in the Highveld is generally dominated by extensive Grain production and the grazing of Beef Cattle, with more intensive production of Maize, Wheat, Sorghum, Citrus fruits, Groundnuts, Sunflowers, Vegetables, and other crops occurring in irrigated areas and farmland closer to urban areas. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture Beef is the Culinary name for Meat from Bovines especially domestic Cattle (cows Maize (ˈmeɪz ( Zea mays L. ssp mays) known as corn in some countries is a cereal grain domesticated in Mesoamerica Wheat ( Triticum spp is a worldwide cultivated grass from the Levant area of the Middle East. Sorghum is a genus of numerous species of grasses, some of which are raised for grain and many of which are used as Fodder plants either cultivated or as part Citrus is a common term and Genus of Flowering plants in the family Rutaceae, originating in tropical and subtropical southeast regions of The peanut, or Groundnut ( Arachis hypogaea) is a species in the Legume family Fabaceae native to South America, Mexico The sunflower ( Helianthus annuus) is an Annual plant in the family Asteraceae and native to the Americas, with a large flowering The term " vegetable " generally means the edible parts of Plants The definition of the word is traditional rather than Scientific, however
Naturally occurring vegetation in the Highveld consists of Sub-tropical and Temperate Grassland, with true Savannah not dominating the ecosystem until more tropical latitudes. Grasslands (also called greenswards) are areas where the Vegetation is dominated by Grasses ( Poaceae) and other Herbaceous (non-woody A savanna or savannah is a Tropical or Subtropical Grassland or Woodland Ecosystem. The Highveld Rainy season occurs in Summer, with substantial afternoon thunderstorms being typical occurrences in November, December, and January. A wet season or rainy season is a Season in which the average Rainfall in a region is significantly increased
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