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
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Coordinates: 29.817°S 30.637°E / -29.817; 30.637
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Municipality	eThekwini
Area [1]
• 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) [1]
• Black African	99.5%
• Coloured	0.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	0.1%
• Other	0.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
• 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

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.