Land Suitability for Hartón Banana Cultivation in Atlántico, Colombia

Atlántico, Colombia, is the geographic scope of this land suitability assessment for commercial Hartón banana (Musa paradisiaca L.) cultivation. The dataset results from a 1:100,000 scale evaluation conducted under a 2016 inter-administrative agreement between the Atlántico Governorate and UPRA. It categorizes land into suitability classes from 'High' to 'Legal Exclusion' to guide agricultural planning and policy.

Use Cases

• Map land suitability classes (Aptitud) across municipalities (Municipio) for agricultural zoning using 9 available columns.
• Calculate total suitable area (Área (ha)) by municipality (Municipio) or department (Departamento) for resource planning.
• Join with other geospatial datasets using municipal (Cod_dane_municipio) or departmental (Codigo_departamento) codes for regional analysis.
• Visualize the geographic distribution of suitability categories using the geometry column (the_geom).

Strengths

• Includes a geometry column (the_geom) enabling spatial analysis and mapping.
• Categorizes land into 5 distinct suitability classes (Aptitud) with clear definitions.
• Provides area in hectares (Área (ha)) for quantitative assessment.
• Uses official Colombian administrative codes (Cod_dane_municipio, Codigo_departamento) for interoperability.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Result of an agreement (No. 254 of 2016) between the Atlántico Governorate and UPRA, published via www.datos.gov.co.

Collection Method

Land evaluation methodology for agricultural purposes applied at a 1:100,000 scale.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 16:41:05; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Atlántico department, Colombia.