Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal

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]

Mpumalanga
Hammarsdale
Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga
Coordinates: 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

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 Elangeni college 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
  • Goergedale Full Service School
  • 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. "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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