Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal

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Mpumalanga
Hammarsdale
Mpumalanga is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga
Coordinates: 29°49′01″S 30°38′13″E / 29.817°S 30.637°E / -29.817; 30.637Coordinates: 29°49′01″S 30°38′13″E / 29.817°S 30.637°E / -29.817; 30.637
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
MunicipalityeThekwini
Area
[1]
 • Total21.66 km2 (8.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total62,406
 • Density2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African99.5%
 • Coloured0.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White0.1%
 • Other0.1%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Zulu92.5%
 • English2.3%
 • S. Ndebele1.3%
 • Other3.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
3701
PO box
3700
Area code031

Mpumalanga, also widely known as Hammarsdale, is a town in eThekwini in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It is a township about 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 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.

List of schools[]

This is a list of schools in Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal.

  • Vukuziphathe junior primary
  • Elangabini Junior Primary School
  • Ingede senior phase school
  • Skhethuxolo High school
  • Uxolophambili High School
  • KwaMyeza Primary school
  • Isiqalo primary school
  • Intendeleni junior primary
  • Sinenzuzo primary school
  • Westwood primary school
  • Cliffdale primary school
  • Ukhozi combined school
  • Phezulu high school
  • Albini girls high School
  • Isibukusezwe high school
  • Amatshezulu high school
  • Zaminhlanla high school
  • Thandaza high school
  • Intakemazolo combined school
  • Ukusa senior secondary school
  • Intando junior primary school

Legacy of political conflict[]

The township was engulfed in severe political violence in the latter 1980s to early 1990s and was one of the hotspots of political conflict in KwaZulu-Natal.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: 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. ^ "Legacies of political violence: an examination of political conflict in Mpumalanga Township, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa". ResearchGate.


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