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Mpumalanga
province of South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mpumalanga is a province in South Africa. It is one of South Africa's 9 provinces. The name of the province means 'where the sun rises'.[3][4][5]
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Motto: Omnia labor vincit (Labour will conquer all) | |
![]() Location of Mpumalanga in South Africa | |
Country | South Africa |
Established | 27 April 1994 |
Capital | Mbombela (Nelspruit) |
Districts | List
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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 | |
• Total | 4,039,939 |
• Estimate (2018) | 4,523,900 |
• Rank | 6th in South Africa |
• Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
• Rank | 3rd in South Africa |
Population groups [1]: 21 | |
• Black African | 90.7% |
• White | 7.5% |
• Coloured | 0.9% |
• Indian or Asian | 0.7% |
Languages [1]: 25 | |
• Swazi | 27.7% |
• Zulu | 24.1% |
• Tsonga | 10.4% |
• Southern Ndebele | 10.1% |
• Northern Sotho | 9.3% |
• Afrikaans | 7.2% |
• Southern Sotho | 3.5% |
• English | 3.1% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
ISO 3166 code | ZA-MP |
Website | www.mpumalanga.gov.za |
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