Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal

Mpumalanga Township
Hammarsdale
Mpumalanga Township is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Mpumalanga Township
Mpumalanga Township
Mpumalanga Township is located in South Africa
Mpumalanga Township
Mpumalanga Township
Coordinates: 29°49′01″S 30°38′13″E / 29.817°S 30.637°E / -29.817; 30.637
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
MunicipalityeThekwini
Area
 • Total21.66 km2 (8.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total62,406
 • Density2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African98.5%
 • Coloured0.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White1.1%
 • Other0.1%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu92.5%
 • English2.3%
 • S. Ndebele1.3%
 • Other3.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
3700
PO box
3700
Area code031

Mpumalanga, also widely known as Hammarsdale, is a township located in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It is situated some 10 km south-south-east of Cato Ridge and some 50 km west of Durban. Derived from Zulu, the name means 'sunrise', 'the sun comes out'.[2]

The township boasts of a local library known as Mpumalanga Library and a shopping center which has become the heart of the township known as the Hammarsdale Junction. There is a local stadium and an Elangeni college campus located in the heart of Mpumalanga. Among amenities such as clinics, police stations, a SASSA and a home affairs office, the township has a variety of schools, some of which are mentioned below.

Georgedale, adjoining Mpumalanga to the west was the birthplace of James Mpanza who became known as the "Father of Soweto".[3]

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Mpumalanga". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 320.
  3. ^ Mandela, ed. by: E.J. Verwey ; forew. by: Nelson (1995). New dictionary of South African biography (1st ed.). Pretoria: HSRC Publishers. p. 187. ISBN 0796916489. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)