Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal
Mpumalanga | |
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Mpumalanga Mpumalanga Mpumalanga Mpumalanga shown within KwaZulu-Natal | |
Location within Durban Mpumalanga | |
Coordinates: 29°49′01″S 30°38′13″E / 29.817°S 30.637°ECoordinates: 29°49′01″S 30°38′13″E / 29.817°S 30.637°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
Municipality | eThekwini |
Area[1] | |
• Total | 21.66 km2 (8.36 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 62,406 |
• Density | 2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
• Black African | 99.5% |
• Coloured | 0.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
• White | 0.1% |
• Other | 0.1% |
First languages (2011)[1] | |
• Zulu | 92.5% |
• English | 2.3% |
• S. Ndebele | 1.3% |
• Other | 3.8% |
Postal code (street) | 3701 |
PO box | 3699 |
Area code | 031 |
Mpumalanga is a town in eThekwini in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Township about 10km south-south-east of Cato Ridge and some 40km west of Durban. Derived from Zulu, the name means 'sunrise', 'the sun comes out'.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Mpumalanga". Census 2011.
- ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 320.
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