Mpumalanga ( English Mpumalanga ) - a city in the east of the Republic of South Africa , in the province of KwaZulu-Natal . It is part of the Etequini area .
| City | |
| Mpumalanga | |
|---|---|
| English Mpumalanga | |
| A country |  Republic of South Africa |
| Provinces | Kwazulu Natal |
| City district | Etequini |
| History and Geography | |
| Square | 38.3 km² |
| Center height | 493 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 2 |
| Population | |
| Population | 193,058 people ( 2013 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +27 31 |
| Postcode | |
Geographical location and climate
The city is located in the southeastern part of the province, on the left bank of the Mlazi River, approximately 25 kilometers southeast of the administrative center of the province of Pietermaritzburg . The absolute height is 493 meters above sea level [1] .
The average annual rainfall is 610 mm. Most precipitation falls between October and March . The average maximum air temperature varies from 20.6 ° C (in June) to 26.5 ° C (in February). The coldest month of the year is July . The average minimum night temperature for this month is 7.1 ° C [2] .
Population
According to the 2001 official census , the population was 99,720 people, of which 46.67% were men, 53.33% respectively women. Negroes made up 99.69% of the city’s population; color - 0.17%; Asians - 0.08%; white - 0.06%. The language of most citizens (95.32%) is Zulu [3] . The dynamics of the population of the city by years [4] :
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Notes
- ↑ Mpumalanga, South Africa Page . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer. Date of treatment February 2, 2013. Archived February 13, 2013.
- ↑ Mpumalanga (kzn) climate . South Africa Explorer. Date of treatment February 2, 2013. Archived February 13, 2013.
- ↑ Mpumalanga . Census 2001. Date accessed February 2, 2013. Archived February 13, 2013.
- ↑ Epumalanga . World Gazetteer. Date of treatment February 2, 2013. Archived February 13, 2013.