Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal

Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga

 Mpumalanga shown within KwaZulu-Natal

Coordinates: 29°49′01″S 30°38′13″E / 29.817°S 30.637°E / -29.817; 30.637Coordinates: 29°49′01″S 30°38′13″E / 29.817°S 30.637°E / -29.817; 30.637
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]

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