Mpumalanga (KwaZulu-Natal)
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| Coordinates | 29 ° 49 ′ S , 30 ° 37 ′ E | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
| KwaZulu-Natal | |||
| metropolis | eThekwini | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-KZN | ||
| height | 493 m | ||
| Residents | 62,406 (2011) | ||
Mpumalanga (also: Epumalanga ) is a city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal . It belongs to the metropolitan municipality eThekwini . Mpumalanga is one of the larger cities in the province with around 62,406 inhabitants (as of 2011).
geography
Mpumalanga is about 23 miles west of Durban . After Pietermaritzburg the distance is about 32 kilometers north-westerly direction and after Richmond about 31 kilometers west. The city is located at an altitude of 493 meters above sea level. Part of Mpumalanga is known as Hammarsdale.
The average annual rainfall in Mpumalanga is 610 millimeters. Most of the precipitation falls in summer (October to March). The lowest amount of precipitation occurs in June with 8 millimeters. Most of the precipitation falls in January (89 millimeters). The average maximum temperature in Mpumalanga varies from 20.6 ° C in June to 26.5 ° C in February. The coldest month is July. Here the average minimum nighttime temperatures are 7.1 ° C.
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Nompumelelo Nyandeni (* 1987), football player
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census , accessed November 17, 2013
- ↑ epumalanga, south africa ( English ) Wolfram Alpha LLC . Retrieved June 1, 2010.
- ↑ Mpumalanga, South Africa Page ( English ) Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. . Retrieved June 1, 2010.
- ↑ Mpumalanga (kzn) climate ( English ) SA Explorer . Retrieved June 1, 2010.