1-4 LAND CHARACTERISTICS

Item

 

Percentage to

Area

Total Area

Total Land Area (10 000 sq.km)

960

100.00

By Topographic Feature (10 000 sq.km)

 

 

Mountains

320

33.33

Plateaus

250

26.04

Basins

180

18.75

Plains

115

11.98

Hills

95

9.90

By Altitude (10 000 sq.km)

 

 

500 Under 500m

241.7

25.18

500-1000 500-1000m

162.5

16.93

1000-2000 1000-2000m

239.9

24.99

2000-3000 2000-3000m

67.6

7.04

3000 Above 3000m

248.3

25.86

By Land Use (10 000 hectares)

 

 

Cultivated Land

9497

9.89

Forests

13370

13.93

Water Area in Land

1747

1.82

Area of Grassland

40000

41.67

# Useable Area

31333

32.64

Others

31386

32.69

 

 

 

a)Most figures in this table were obtained from surveys in previous years. The figure of cultivated land is

 

 

underestimated, and is subject to further verification.