Highveld

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natural region plateau region

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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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Highveld canonical	37
Highveld region	12
Highveld region of South Africa	3
Central Plateau of South Africa	1
Highveld coalfields	1
Highveld of South Africa	1
Highveld of the Transvaal	1
South African Highveld	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	natural region ⓘ plateau ⓘ region ⓘ
averageAnnualRainfall	approximately 600–800 millimetres ⓘ
borderedBy	Lowveld region ⓘ surface form: Bushveld Drakensberg Mountains ⓘ surface form: Drakensberg Karoo ⓘ
climate	cool dry winters ⓘ summer rainfall ⓘ temperate ⓘ
contains	Bloemfontein ⓘ Johannesburg, South Africa ⓘ surface form: Johannesburg Pretoria, South Africa ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: Free State Province Gauteng ⓘ surface form: Gauteng Province Mpumalanga ⓘ surface form: Mpumalanga Province North West Province ⓘ central South Africa ⓘ interior of South Africa ⓘ
partOf	Great Escarpment of southern Africa ⓘ surface form: South African Plateau interior plateau of Southern Africa ⓘ
usedFor	cattle ranching ⓘ coal mining ⓘ dairy farming ⓘ gold mining ⓘ industrial development ⓘ maize farming ⓘ sheep farming ⓘ

Referenced by (57)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pretoria, South Africa → region → Highveld ⓘ

subject surface form: Pretoria

Gauteng → partOf → Highveld ⓘ

Church Street Cemetery, Pretoria → region → Highveld ⓘ

Vereeniging → region → Highveld ⓘ

Bloemfontein → region → Highveld ⓘ

Mpumalanga → locatedIn → Highveld ⓘ

this entity surface form: Highveld region

Mpumalanga → contains → Highveld ⓘ

this entity surface form: Highveld coalfields

City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality → locatedIn → Highveld ⓘ

this entity surface form: Highveld region

Benoni → locatedIn → Highveld ⓘ

this entity surface form: Highveld region

Centurion → hasResidentialArea → Highveld ⓘ

Vanderbijlpark → locatedIn → Highveld ⓘ

this entity surface form: Highveld region

Springs → locatedIn → Highveld ⓘ

Crocodile River → region → Highveld ⓘ

subject surface form: Crocodile River (Limpopo)

Midrand → region → Highveld ⓘ

Vaal River → region → Highveld ⓘ

Jukskei River → region → Highveld ⓘ

Olifants River (Lepelle) → flowsThrough → Highveld ⓘ

Olifants River (Lepelle) → region → Highveld ⓘ

Battle of Bronkhorstspruit → region → Highveld ⓘ

this entity surface form: Highveld of the Transvaal

Secunda → region → Highveld ⓘ

town of Vredefort → region → Highveld ⓘ

subject surface form: Vredefort

Bloem → region → Highveld ⓘ

Mfecane → region → Highveld ⓘ

Wonder Cave → region → Highveld ⓘ

Great Escarpment of southern Africa → formsBoundaryOf → Highveld ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Plateau of South Africa

Wolfs Cave → region → Highveld ⓘ

this entity surface form: Highveld of South Africa

Lydenburg → region → Highveld ⓘ

Standerton → locatedIn → Highveld ⓘ

this entity surface form: Highveld region

Pimville → region → Highveld ⓘ

this entity surface form: Highveld region of South Africa

Emalahleni → locatedIn → Highveld ⓘ

this entity surface form: Highveld region

Ermelo → locatedIn → Highveld ⓘ

this entity surface form: Highveld region

Meintjieskop → region → Highveld ⓘ

Greater Pretoria region → locatedIn → Highveld ⓘ

this entity surface form: Highveld region of South Africa

Paul Roux, Orange Free State → locatedOn → Highveld ⓘ

N11 → servesRegion → Highveld ⓘ

Brakpan → locatedInRegion → Highveld ⓘ

Verwoerdburg → region → Highveld ⓘ

SuperSport Park cricket stadium → region → Highveld ⓘ

subject surface form: SuperSport Park

Pretoria–Witwatersrand–Vereeniging conurbation → locatedIn → Highveld ⓘ

Kempton Park → locatedOn → Highveld ⓘ

Kempton Park → locatedIn → Highveld ⓘ

this entity surface form: South African Highveld

Witpoortjie Falls → region → Highveld ⓘ

Florida → locatedIn → Highveld ⓘ

subject surface form: Florida, Roodepoort

this entity surface form: Highveld region

Merafong City Local Municipality → locatedIn → Highveld ⓘ

this entity surface form: Highveld region of South Africa

Lanseria → locatedIn → Highveld ⓘ

this entity surface form: Highveld region

Hartbeespoort Dam → region → Highveld ⓘ

N12 national route → connectsRegion → Highveld ⓘ

Irene, near Pretoria, Union of South Africa → locatedIn → Highveld ⓘ

this entity surface form: Highveld region

Lejweleputswa District Municipality → locatedInRegion → Highveld ⓘ