KwaMhlanga

KwaMhlanga
KwaMhlanga Crossroads
KwaMhlanga  KwaMhlanga shown within Mpumalanga
Coordinates: 25°25′55″S 28°42′29″E / 25.432°S 28.708°ECoordinates: 25°25′55″S 28°42′29″E / 25.432°S 28.708°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Mpumalanga
District	Nkangala
Municipality	Thembisile Hani
Established	1914
Area[1]
• Total	6.92 km^2 (2.67 sq mi)
Elevation	1,325 m (4,347 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	7,123
• Density	1,000/km^2 (2,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	99.0%
• Coloured	0.4%
• Indian/Asian	0.4%
• White	0.2%
First languages (2011)[1]
• S. Ndebele	50.0%
• Northern Sotho	19.7%
• Zulu	10.9%
• Sotho	5.4%
• Other	14.1%
Postal code (street)	1022
PO box	1022
Area code	013

KwaMhlanga is a town in Mpumalanga, South Africa and is the spiritual home of the Ndebele tribe that settled here in the early 18th century. KwaMhlanga is a pulsating, vibrant, promising metropolis, a melting pot configuration where Ndebeles and Pedi live in harmony and peace. It is a new narrative and a model of a healthy mix of tribal conurbations in the democratic South Africa. While the area originally refers to the suburb, the name KwaMhlanga is now used to refer to the entire cluster of communities that formed part of the former Kwa-Ndebele.

This town developed into the administrative centre for the local government, and now houses the government administration for the North Western Region of the Mpumalanga Province.

To the north of KwaMhlanga, on the R568 near the village of Klipfontein, is located the Manala Royal Kraal; the Ndzundza Mabhoko Royal Kraal is situated further north at Weltevreden. By special arrangement, both of these kraals can be visited by small parties.

See also

• Siyabuswa
• Vaalbank

References

1. "Main Place KwaMhlanga". Census 2011.