Mbombela
City in Mpumalanga, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the city itself. For the municipality, see Mbombela Local Municipality.
Mbombela, formerly Nelspruit, is a city in northeastern South Africa. It is the capital of the Mpumalanga province. Located on the Crocodile River, the city lies about 110 km (68 mi) by road west of the Mozambique border, 330 km (210 mi) east of Johannesburg and 82 km (51 mi) north of the Eswatini border. Mbombela was one of the host cities of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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Mbombela
Nelspruit | |
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Nickname(s): eNaspoti, Citrus City, Gateway to the Lowveld | |
Motto: City of Excellence | |
Coordinates: 25°27′57″S 30°59′07″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Mpumalanga |
District | Ehlanzeni |
Municipality | Mbombela |
Established | 1905 |
Government | |
• Executive Mayor | Sibusiso Mathonsi[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 72.63 km2 (28.04 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 58,672 |
• Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• White | 49.3% |
• Black African | 41.1% |
• Indian/Asian | 4.9% |
• Coloured | 4.1% |
• Other | 0.6% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 40.7% |
• English | 22.4% |
• Swazi | 20.2% |
• Tsonga | 4.7% |
• Other | 12.1% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 1200 |
PO box | 1200 |
Area code | 013 |
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