eMpumalanga
| eMpumalanga | |||
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| Coordinates | 25 ° 17 '53 " S , 28 ° 57' 14" E | ||
| Basic data | |||
| Country | South Africa | ||
| Mpumalanga | |||
| District | Nkangala | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-MP | ||
| local community | Thembisile Hani | ||
| height | 1384 m | ||
| surface | 17.8 km² | ||
| Residents | 45,104 (2011) | ||
| density | 2,528.3 Ew. / km² | ||
eMpumalanga , formerly Kwaggafontein, is a city in the South African province of Mpumalanga . It is the seat of the municipality of Thembisile Hani in the district of Nkangala .
geography
In 2011 eMpumalanga had 45,104 inhabitants. In 2011, 70 percent of residents stated isiNdebele as their mother tongue .
history
The place Kwaggafontein ( Afrikaans , German about " Quaggaquelle ") was in the homeland KwaNdebele , which was dissolved in 1994.
Economy and Transport
The regional road R573, which connects Siyabuswa with Tshwane , runs through eMpumalanga from northeast to southwest .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2011 census , accessed November 7, 2016