Kenya County Climate Risk Profile Nyeri 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-ECOLOGICAL ZONES u r ! L a i k i p i a e M Naromoru ! ! Gathiuru ! Kahuhura ! Watuka Karicheni ! Kimahuri ! ! Endarasha ! Mweiga ! Karandi N y e r i ! Kihugo ! Kiganjo Kiamariga ! ! Gitunduki ! Kahigaini Kanjora ! ! ! ! a Kihingo Ihururu Nyeri ! ! Tetu ! a ! ! g Kiandere ! F Giakanja ! ! u ! a Kigwani ! ! Kagumo Karatina Tumutumu ! r Gathuthi Mathakwa ! ! Kanguita ! ! y Kairuthi ! ! ! ! !! Gachatha ! a Munyange ! ! Mahiga Ndimaini n Gaturuturu ! ! Gitugi ! Konyu Othaya i ! d Kabebero ! ! Nyamu Mukurweini ! r ! Gakindu ! ! n Mucharage Kagongo ! i ! ! ! ! ! Kariko Gichichi ! ! a Muirungi K ! ! ! y ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! N ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Leg!end ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Town Agro-ecological zones Upper Highland Humid Road Lower Highland Humid Upper Highland Sub-humid Nyeri counMty bounduary r aLowner Highgland S'ub-ahumid Upper Highland Semi-humid Administrative boundary Lower Highland Semi-humid Upper Highland Per-humid Lower Highland Semi-arid Upper midland Humid Lower Midland Semi-humid Upper midland Sub-humid Tropical alpine Humid to Tropical Upper midland Semi-humid alpine Sub-humid Upper midland Transitional Tropical alpine Sub-Humid Data Sources: K i a AEZ: Jaetzold & Schmidt, 1983 m Towns: GeoNames b Ruelief: ESRI 0 5 10 20 Roads: Digital Chart of the World km Boundaries: RCMRD Copyright:© 2014 Esri BASELINE MAP u i a ! p r i k i L a e M Naromoru ! ! Gathiuru ! Kahuhura ! Watuka Karicheni ! Kimahuri ! ! Endarasha ! Mweiga ! Karandi N y e r i ! a Kihugo Kiamariga ! Kiganjo ! Gitunduki ! ! Kahigaini Kanjora g ! ! ! ! Kihingo Ihururu Nyeri ! ! Tetu a ! ! ! Kiandere ! Giakanja ! ! Kagumo y Kigwani ! ! Karatina a ! Karurumo ! Gathuthi Gachatha Tumutumu ! n F ! ! Kanguita ! ! Kairuthi ! Mathakwa ! ! !!Gaturuturu u Munyange ! i ! Mahiga ! Ndimaini Gitugi ! Birithia ! r r ! Konyu Othaya ! Kabebero ! i ! Nyamu Mukurweini ! a ! Gakindu ! Mucharage Gichichi Kagongo ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Kariko ! ! K d Muirungi ! ! ! ! n ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! a ! ! ! ! ! ! ! y ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! N M u r a n g ' a Legend ! Town Road Rivers Perennial K i Nyeri county boundary a m Administrative boundary b Data Sources: u Rivers: RCMRD Towns: GeoNames Relief: ESRI; Basemap: OpenStreetMap 0 5 10 20 © OpenStreetMap (and) contribRuotoadrs:, DCigCita-lB CYh-aSrt Aof, tCheo Wpoyrrldight:© km 2014 Esri Boundaries: openAFRICA ELEVATION u i a ! p r i k i L a e M Naromoru ! ! Gathiuru ! Kahuhura ! Watuka Karicheni ! Kimahuri ! ! Endarasha ! Mweiga ! Karandi N y e r i ! a Kihugo Kiamariga ! Kiganjo ! Gitunduki ! ! Kahigaini Kanjora g ! ! ! ! Kihingo Ihururu Nyeri ! ! Tetu a ! ! ! Kiandere ! Giakanja ! ! Kagumo y Kigwani ! ! Karatina a ! Karurumo ! Gathuthi Gachatha Tumutumu ! n F ! ! Kanguita ! ! Kairuthi ! Mathakwa ! ! !!Gaturuturu u Munyange ! i ! Mahiga ! Ndimaini Gitugi ! Birithia ! r r ! Konyu Othaya ! Kabebero ! i ! Nyamu Mukurweini ! a ! Gakindu ! Mucharage Gichichi Kagongo ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Kariko ! ! K d Muirungi ! ! ! ! n ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! a ! ! ! ! ! ! ! y ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! N M u r a n g ' a Legend ! Town Road Nyeri county boundary Administrative boundary K i Elevation (m) a m >750 b Data Sources: u Elevation: SRTM 90m Towns: GeoNames Relief: ESRI 0 5 10 20 Roads: Digital Chart of the World km Boundaries: opCenoApFyRrIiCgAht:© 2014 Esri FARMING SYSTEMS u i a ! p r i k i L a e M Naromoru ! ! Gathiuru ! Kahuhura ! Watuka Karicheni ! Kimahuri ! ! Endarasha ! Mweiga ! Karandi N y e r i ! a Kihugo Kiamariga ! Kiganjo ! Gitunduki ! ! Kahigaini Kanjora g ! ! ! ! Kihingo Ihururu Nyeri ! ! Tetu a ! ! ! Kiandere ! Giakanja ! ! Kagumo y Kigwani ! ! Karatina a ! Karurumo ! Gathuthi Gachatha Tumutumu ! n F ! ! Kanguita ! ! Kairuthi ! Mathakwa ! ! !!Gaturuturu u Munyange ! i ! Mahiga ! Ndimaini Gitugi ! Birithia ! r r ! Konyu Othaya ! Kabebero ! i ! Nyamu Mukurweini ! a ! Gakindu ! Mucharage Gichichi Kagongo ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Kariko ! ! K d Muirungi ! ! ! ! n ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! a ! ! ! ! ! ! ! y ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! N M u r a n g Legend ' a ! Town Road Nyeri county boundary Administrative boundary Farming systems K 14 Central Kenya highland i a m perrenial sub-system b Data Sources: u Farming systems: FAO Towns: GeoNames Relief: ESRI 0 5 10 20 Roads: Digital Chart of the World km Boundaries: opCenoApFyRrIiCgAht:© 2014 Esri LAND COVER u i a ! p r i k i L a e M Naromoru ! ! Gathiuru ! Kahuhura ! Watuka Karicheni ! Kimahuri ! ! Endarasha ! Mweiga ! Karandi N y e r i ! a Kihugo Kiamariga ! Kiganjo ! Gitunduki ! ! Kahigaini Kanjora g ! ! ! ! Kihingo Ihururu Nyeri ! ! Tetu a ! ! ! Kiandere ! Giakanja ! ! Kagumo y Kigwani ! ! Karatina a ! Karurumo ! Gathuthi Gachatha Tumutumu ! n F ! ! Kanguita ! ! Kairuthi ! Mathakwa ! ! !!Gaturuturu u Munyange ! i ! Mahiga ! Ndimaini Gitugi ! Birithia ! r r ! Konyu Othaya ! Kabebero ! i ! Nyamu Mukurweini ! a ! Gakindu ! Mucharage Gichichi Kagongo ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Kariko ! ! K d Muirungi ! ! ! ! n ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! a ! ! ! ! ! ! ! y ! Legend ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Town ! ! N Road M Nyeri county boundary u r Administrative boundary a n Land cover g ' a Artificial surface Cultivated land Forest Grassland Permanent snow and ice K i Shrubland a m Water body b Data Sources: u Land cover: GlobeLand30 Towns: GeoNames Relief: ESRI 0 5 10 20 Roads: Digital Chart of the World km Boundaries: opCenoApFyRrIiCgAht:© 2014 Esri LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEMS u r ! L a i k i p i a e M Naromoru ! ! Gathiuru ! Kahuhura ! Watuka Karicheni ! Kimahuri ! ! Endarasha ! Mweiga ! Karandi N y e r i ! Kihugo ! Kiganjo Kiamariga ! ! Gitunduki ! Kahigaini Kanjora ! ! ! ! a Kihingo Ihururu Nyeri ! ! Tetu ! a ! ! g Kiandere ! F Giakanja ! ! u ! a Kigwani ! ! Kagumo Karatina Tumutumu ! r Gathuthi Mathakwa ! ! Kanguita ! ! y Kairuthi ! ! ! ! !! Gachatha ! a Munyange ! ! Mahiga Ndimaini n Gaturuturu ! ! Gitugi ! Konyu Othaya i ! d Kabebero ! ! Nyamu Mukurweini ! r ! Gakindu ! ! n Mucharage Kagongo ! i ! ! ! ! ! Kariko Gichichi ! ! a Muirungi K ! ! ! y ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! N ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Legend ! ! Town Mixed Rainfed Humid Road Mixed Rainfed Temperate M u r a n Ngyeri c'ounaty boundary Mixed Rainfed Arid Administrative boundary Other Livestock production systems Rangelands Arid Mixed Irrigated Arid Rangelands Temperate Mixed Irrigated Humid Urban Mixed Irrigated Temperate Data Sources: K i a Livestock production systems: ILRI/FAO m Towns: GeoNames b u Relief: ESRI 0 5 10 20 Roads: Digital Chart of the World km Boundaries: RCMRD Copyright:© 2014 Esri PRECIPITATION u i a ! p r i k i L a e M Naromoru ! ! Gathiuru ! Kahuhura ! Watuka Karicheni ! Kimahuri ! ! Endarasha ! Mweiga ! Karandi N y e r i ! a Kihugo Kiamariga ! Kiganjo ! Gitunduki ! ! Kahigaini Kanjora g ! ! ! ! Kihingo Ihururu Nyeri ! ! Tetu a ! ! ! Kiandere ! Giakanja ! ! Kagumo y Kigwani ! ! Karatina a ! Karurumo ! Gathuthi Gachatha Tumutumu ! n F ! ! Kanguita ! ! Kairuthi ! Mathakwa ! ! !!Gaturuturu u Munyange ! i ! Mahiga ! Ndimaini Gitugi ! Birithia ! r r ! Konyu Othaya ! Kabebero ! i ! Nyamu Mukurweini ! a ! Gakindu ! Mucharage Gichichi Kagongo ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Kariko ! ! K d Muirungi ! ! ! ! n ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! a ! ! ! ! ! ! ! y ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Legend ! ! N ! Town M Road u r Nyeri county boundary a n Administrative boundary g ' a Precipitation (mm) 500 - 750 750 - 1000 1000 - 1250 1250 - 1500 K i 1500 - 1750 a m >1750 b Data Sources: u Precipitation: CHIRPS Towns: GeoNames Relief: ESRI 0 5 10 20 Roads: Digital Chart of the World km Boundaries: opCenoApFyRrIiCgAht:© 2014 Esri MEAN TEMPERATURE u i a ! p r i k i L a e M Naromoru ! ! Gathiuru ! Kahuhura ! Watuka Karicheni ! Kimahuri ! ! Endarasha ! Mweiga ! Karandi N y e r i ! a Kihugo Kiamariga ! Kiganjo ! Gitunduki ! ! Kahigaini Kanjora g ! ! ! ! Kihingo Ihururu Nyeri ! ! Tetu a ! ! ! Kiandere ! Giakanja ! ! Kagumo y Kigwani ! ! Karatina a ! Karurumo ! Gathuthi Gachatha Tumutumu ! n F ! ! Kanguita ! ! Kairuthi ! Mathakwa ! ! !!Gaturuturu u Munyange ! i ! Mahiga ! Ndimaini Gitugi ! Birithia ! r r ! Konyu Othaya ! Kabebero ! i ! Nyamu Mukurweini ! a ! Gakindu ! Mucharage Gichichi Kagongo ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Kariko ! ! K d Muirungi ! ! ! ! n ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! a ! ! ! ! ! ! ! y ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! N Legend M ! Town u r Road a n Nyeri county boundary g ' a Administrative boundary Mean temperature (°C) <15.0 15.0 - 17.0 17.0 - 19.0 K i 19.0 - 21.0 a m 21.0 - 23.0 b Data Sources: u Temperature: WorldClim Towns: GeoNames Relief: ESRI 0 5 10 20 Roads: Digital Chart of the World km Boundaries: opCenoApFyRrIiCgAht:© 2014 Esri POPULATION DENSITY u i a ! p r i k i L a e M Naromoru ! ! Gathiuru ! Kahuhura ! Watuka Karicheni ! Kimahuri ! ! Endarasha ! Mweiga ! Karandi N y e r i ! a Kihugo Kiamariga ! Kiganjo ! Gitunduki ! ! Kahigaini Kanjora g ! ! ! ! Kihingo Ihururu Nyeri ! ! Tetu a ! ! ! Kiandere ! Giakanja ! ! Kagumo y Kigwani ! ! Karatina a ! Karurumo ! Gathuthi