Mpumalanga
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26°S 30°E Mpumalanga (/əmˌpuːməˈlɑːŋɡə/) is a province of South Africa. The name means "East", or literally "The Place Where the Sun Rises" in the Nguni languages. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, bordering Eswatini and Mozambique. It shares borders with the South African provinces of Limpopo to the north, Gauteng to the west, the Free State to the southwest, and KwaZulu-Natal to the south. The capital is Mbombela.[5]
Zulu | iMpumalanga |
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Afrikaans | Mpumalanga |
Sepedi | Mpumalanga |
Swazi | eMpumalanga |
Setswana | Botlhabatsatsi |
Southern Ndebele | iPumalanga |
Mpumalanga
iMpumalanga iPumalanga | |
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Motto: Omnia labor vincit (Labour will conquer all) | |
Country | South Africa |
Established | 27 April 1994 |
Capital | Mbombela |
Districts | |
Government | |
• Type | Parliamentary system |
• Premier | Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane (ANC) |
• Legislature | Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature |
Area [1]: 9 | |
• Total | 76,495 km2 (29,535 sq mi) |
• Rank | 8th in South Africa |
Highest elevation | 2,331 m (7,648 ft) |
Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 5,142,216 |
• Rank | 6th in South Africa |
• Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
• Rank | 3rd in South Africa |
Population groups [1]: 21 | |
• Black | 95.3% |
• White | 3.6% |
• Coloured | 0.6% |
• Indian or Asian | 0.5% |
• Other | 0.5% |
Languages [1]: 25 | |
• Swazi | 27.7% |
• Zulu | 24.1% |
• Tsonga | 10.4% |
• Southern Ndebele | 10.1% |
• Pedi | 9.3% |
• Afrikaans | 7.2% |
• Southern Sotho | 3.5% |
• English | 3.1% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
ISO 3166 code | ZA-MP |
HDI (2019) | 0.675[3] medium · 7th of 9 |
GDP | US$58.2 billion[4] |
Website | www |
Mpumalanga was formed in 1994, when the area that was the Eastern Transvaal was merged with the former bantustans KaNgwane, KwaNdebele and parts of Lebowa and Gazankulu. Although the contemporary borders of the province were only formed at the end of apartheid, the region and its surroundings have a history that extends back thousands of years. Much of its history, and current significance is as a region of trade.[6]