KwaMhlanga
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| Coordinates | 25 ° 22 '58 " S , 28 ° 43' 10" E | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
| Mpumalanga | |||
| District | Nkangala | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-MP | ||
| local community | Thembisile Hani | ||
| height | 1325 m | ||
| surface | 6.9 km² | ||
| Residents | 7123 (2011) | ||
| density | 1,029.3 Ew. / km² | ||
| founding | 1914 | ||
 Crossing area R573 / R568
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KwaMhlanga is a city in the South African province of Mpumalanga . It is located in the municipality of Thembisile Hani in the district Nkangala District Municipality . From 1869 to 1994 it was the capital of the homeland of KwaNdebele .
geography
In 2011 KwaMhlanga had 7,123 inhabitants (2011 census). 50% of the population stated that South Ndebele was the first language . The place is 1325 meters above sea level in the largely flat Highveld . A little to the west is the border with Gauteng Province . Immediately to the east of KwaMhlanga are other places with a similar infrastructure.
history
The place was founded in 1914. It developed into the spiritual center of the southern Ndebele , who had been in the area since the 18th century.
Infrastructure
The private Mukhanyo Theological College has its main campus in KwaMhlanga. It is not tied to any particular denomination .
The R573 trunk road runs from Tshwane in the southwest through KwaMhlanga to Siyabuswa in the northeast; the R568 branches off in KwaMhlanga, leads northwards and then also to Siyabuswa.
Web links
- Portrait at sa-venues.com (English)