Mpumalanga facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mpumalanga iMpumalanga (in Swazi and Zulu) IMpumalanga
Province of South Africa
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Motto(s):  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 Gert Sibande Nkangala Ehlanzeni
Government
• Type	Parliamentary system
Area
• Total	76,495 km2 (29,535 sq mi)
Area rank	8th in South Africa
Highest elevation	2,331 m (7,648 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,039,939
• Estimate  (2018)	4,523,900
• Rank	6th in South Africa
• Density	52.8131/km2 (136.7853/sq mi)
• Density rank	3rd in South Africa
Population groups
• Black African	90.7%
• White	7.5%
• Coloured	0.9%
• Indian or Asian	0.7%
Languages
• 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

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'.

Images for kids

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  One of the Lydenburg Heads from around A.D. 500 found in Mpumalanga

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  A view from the mountains of the Barberton Geotrail, where evidence of earliest signs of life (3.2 billion-years-old) was found.

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  Kruger National Park, South Africa's largest conservation area

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  Farm in Mpumalanga highveld

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  Ndebele traditional dress

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  Kruger National Park.

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  Bourke's Luck Potholes.

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  Three Rondavels of the Blyde River Canyon.

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  Escarpment.

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  Lisbon Falls.

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  Pilgrim's Rest.

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  Treur River

See also

In Spanish: Provincia de Mpumalanga para niños