Kenya County Climate Risk Profile Nyandarua County
Map Book
Contents
Agro-Ecological Zones Baseline Map ………………….…………………………………………………………... 1 Baseline Map ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………... 2 Elevation Map ...…………………….……………………………………………………………………………………..... 3 Farming Systems Map ……………….…….…………………………………………………………………………...... 4 Land Cover Map …………...……………………………………………………………………………………………...... 5 Livestock Production Systems Map ..…………………………………………………………………………...... 6 Mean Precipitation Map ……………….……………………………………………………………………………...... 7 Mean Temperature Map ……………………………………………………………………………………………...... 8 Population Density Map .………………………………………………………………………….…………………...... 9 Satellite Map .……………………………………………………………..………………………………………………... 10 Soil Classes Map ..……………………………………………………………………………………………..………...... 11 Travel Time Map ……………….…………………………………………………………………………………..…...... 12 AGRO-E! COLOGICAL ZONES L a Leshau i k i ! p i a
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a Nyandarua county boundary ! S. Kinangop Administrative boundary ! n ! Agro-ecological zones Upper Highland Sub-humid g N Lower Highland Sub-humid Upper Highland Semi-humid Heni Transitional ! Lower Highland Semi-humid ' a Upper Highland Semi-humid Lower Highland Transitional to Lower Highland Semi- a ! ! humid r Lower Highland Semi-arid ! Upper Highland Transitional o Tropical alpine Humid to ! Tropical alpine Sub-humid Upper Highland Per-humid ! K Magumu i k Upper Highland Humid ! a m Data Sources: ! AEZ: Jaetzold & Schmidt, 1983 b Towns: GeoNames u Relief: ESRI Roads: Digital Chart of the World ! 0 5 10 20 Boundaries: RCMRD Copyright:© 201k4m Esri ! ! B! ASELINE MAP
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! Town Heni ' ! Road a Rivers ! ! N Non-Perennial ! Perennial ! a ! Nyandarua county boundary ! r K Administrative boundary i ! a Data Soources: m Rivers: RCMRD b Towns: GeoNames u Relief: ESkRI; Basemap: OpenStreetMap ! Roads: Digital Chart of the World 0 5 10 © OpenStre2e0tMap (and) contributors, CC-BY-SA, Copyright:© 2014 Boundaries: openAFRICA Esri km ! ! ! ELEVATION
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Heni ' ! ! Town a Road ! ! N Nyandarua county boundary ! Administrative boundary ! a ! Elevation (m) ! r K >750 i ! a Data Soources: m Elevation: SRTM 90m b Towns: GeoNames u Relief: ESkRI ! Roads: Digital Chart of the World 0 5 10 20 Boundaries: openAFRICA km Copyright:© 2014 Esri ! ! FAR! MING SYSTEMS
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14 Central K!enya highlan!d N perrenial sub-system
2! Hoe/tractor maize mixed (Kenya- ! a Ugandan) sub-system !
! r 22 East African agro-pastoral sub- K system i ! a Data Soources: m Farming systems: FAO b Towns: GeoNames u Relief: ESkRI ! Roads: Digital Chart of the World 0 5 10 20 Boundaries: openAFRICA km Copyright:© 2014 Esri ! ! !LAND COVER
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Cultivated land a Forest ! ! N Grassland ! Shrubland ! a ! Water body ! r K Wetland i ! a Data Soources: m Land cover: GlobeLand30 b Towns: GeoNames u Relief: ESkRI ! Roads: Digital Chart of the World 0 5 10 20 Boundaries: openAFRICA km Copyright:© 2014 Esri ! ! LIVESTOCK! PRODUCTION SYSTEMS L a Leshau i k i ! p i a
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Legend g N Heni ! Town Mixed Irrigated Temperate ! ' a Road Mixed Rainfed Temperate a ! ! Nyandarua county boundary Mixed Rainfed r !Administrative boundary Other o ! ! Livestock production systems Rangelands Temperate K Magumu i k ! a Mixed Irrigated Urban m Data Sources: ! Livestock production systems: ILRI/FAO b Towns: GeoNames u Relief: ESRI Roads: Digital Chart of the World ! 0 5 10 20 Boundaries: RCMRD Copyright:© 201k4m Esri ! ! P!RECIPITATION
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Precipitation (mm) Heni ' ! 500 - 750 a 750 - 1000 ! ! N 1000 - 1250 ! 1250 - 1500 ! a ! 1500 - 1750 ! r K >1750 i ! a Data Soources: m Precipitation: CHIRPS b Towns: GeoNames u Relief: ESkRI ! Roads: Digital Chart of the World 0 5 10 20 Boundaries: openAFRICA km Copyright:© 2014 Esri ! ! MEA!N TEMPERATURE
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Nyandarua county boundary a Administrative boundary ! ! N Mean temperature (°C) ! <15.0 ! a ! 15.0 - 17.0 ! r K 17.0 - 19.0 i ! a Data Soources: m Temperature: WorldClim b Towns: GeoNames u Relief: ESkRI ! Roads: Digital Chart of the World 0 5 10 20 Boundaries: openAFRICA km Copyright:© 2014 Esri ! ! POPU! LATION DENSITY
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Population density (pp/sq km) Heni ' ! <25 a 25 - 50 ! ! N 50 - 100 ! 100 - 150 ! a ! 150 - 300 ! r K >300 i ! a Data Soources: m Population: WorldPop b Towns: GeoNames u Relief: ESkRI ! Roads: Digital Chart of the World 0 5 10 20 Boundaries: openAFRICA km Copyright:© 2014 Esri ! !
S! OIL CLASSES
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clay loam Heni ' ! loam a sandy clay ! ! N sandy clay loam ! sandy loam ! a ! silt loam ! r K silty clay loam i ! a Data Soources: m Soil properties: ISRIC b Towns: GeoNames u Relief: ESkRI ! Roads: Digital Chart of the World 0 5 10 20 Boundaries: openAFRICA km Copyright:© 2014 Esri ! ! TRAVEL TI!ME TO NEAREST TOWN
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2! - 5 ! a ! 5 - 10 ! K r >10 i ! a Data Soources: m Travel time: HarvestChoice/IFPRI b Towns: GeoNames u Relief: ESkRI ! Roads: Digital Chart of the World 0 5 10 20 Boundaries: openAFRICA km Copyright:© 2014 Esri ! !