Highveld

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The Highveld is a high-altitude grassland plateau in central South Africa known for its extensive farming, mining, and major cities such as Johannesburg and Pretoria.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf natural region
plateau
region
averageAnnualRainfall approximately 600–800 millimetres
borderedBy Bushveld
Drakensberg
Karoo
climate cool dry winters
summer rainfall
temperate
contains Bloemfontein
Johannesburg
Pretoria
Sasolburg
Vaal Triangle
Vereeniging
Welkom
Witwatersrand
country South Africa
dominantVegetation grassland
sourveld grasses
elevation approximately 1500–2100 metres above sea level
approximately 5000–7000 feet above sea level
hasEconomicActivity commercial agriculture
manufacturing
mineral extraction
power generation
hasLandscape grassland
rolling plateau
knownFor extensive farming
high-altitude grassland
major urban centres
mining
languageMajority Afrikaans
English
Sesotho
isiZulu
locatedIn Free State Province
Gauteng Province
Mpumalanga Province
North West Province
central South Africa
interior of South Africa
partOf South African Plateau
interior plateau of Southern Africa
usedFor cattle ranching
coal mining
dairy farming
gold mining
industrial development
maize farming
sheep farming


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