Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal
Mpumalanga
Hammarsdale | |
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![]() ![]() Mpumalanga | |
Coordinates: 29°49′01″S 30°38′13″E / 29.817°S 30.637°ECoordinates: 29°49′01″S 30°38′13″E / 29.817°S 30.637°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
Municipality | eThekwini |
Area | |
• Total | 21.66 km2 (8.36 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 62,406 |
• Density | 2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 99.5% |
• Coloured | 0.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
• White | 0.1% |
• Other | 0.1% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 92.5% |
• English | 2.3% |
• S. Ndebele | 1.3% |
• Other | 3.8% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 3701 |
PO box | 3700 |
Area code | 031 |
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[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Main Place Mpumalanga". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 320.
- ^ "Legacies of political violence: an examination of political conflict in Mpumalanga Township, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa". ResearchGate.
- Populated places in eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
- Townships in KwaZulu-Natal
- KwaZulu-Natal geography stubs