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The Highveld (Afrikaans: Hoëveld, pronounced [ˈɦuəfælt], lit. ' High Field ' ) is the portion of the South African inland plateau which has an altitude above roughly 1,500 m (4,900 ft), but below 2,100 m (6,900 ft), thus excluding the Lesotho mountain regions to the south-east of the Highveld.
Veld (/ v ɛ l t / or / f ɛ l t /, Afrikaans and Dutch: veld, field), also spelled veldt, is a type of wide-open, rural landscape in Southern Africa. Particularly, it is a flat area covered in grass or low scrub , especially in the countries of South Africa , Lesotho , Eswatini , Zimbabwe , and Botswana .
Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name Badplaas: Gras and Wetlands: renamed eManzana: Balfour: Highveld and Cosmos: Balmoral: Bankkop: Barberton
The Highveld is mostly Karoo Sequence sedimentary rock of a younger, Carboniferous to Permian age. Mpumalanga is the only South African province to border two provinces of Mozambique ( Gaza Province to the northeast and Maputo Province to the east), as well as all four regions of Eswatini ( Lubombo , Hhohho , Manzini , and Shiselweni districts).
Johannesburg is located in the eastern plateau area of South Africa known as the Highveld, at an elevation of 1,753 metres (5,751 ft). The former Central Business District is located on the southern side of the prominent ridge called the Witwatersrand (English: White Water's Ridge) and the terrain falls to the north and south.
Eastern Highveld Grassland (Gm 12) Egoli Granite Grassland (Gm 10) Frankfort Highveld Grassland (Gm 6) Income Sandy Grassland (Gs 7) Ithala Quartzite Sourveld (Gs 2) KaNgwane Montane Grassland (Gm 16) Karoo Escarpment Grassland (Gh 1) Klerksdorp Thornveld (Gh 13) KwaZulu-Natal Highland Thornveld (Gs 6) Leolo Summit Sourveld (Gm 20)
The further east, the less rain, with the Lowveld recording 500 to 900 mm (19.7 to 35.4 in) per annum. Variations in temperature are also related to the altitude of the different regions. The Highveld temperature is temperate and seldom uncomfortably hot while the Lowveld may record temperatures around 40 °C (104 °F) in summer.
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