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Mpumalanga at a glance

Mpumalanga means the place where the sun rises. Created in 1994, it covers about 6.3 percent of South Africa's land.

Census 2022 counted 5,143,324 people in the province, growing at about 2.3 percent a year since 2011 (Stats SA, Census 2022).

The Great Escarpment divides cool Highveld plateaus on one side from warm Lowveld valleys on the other. Businesses in each serve very different customers, from coal mines to holiday lodges.

The southern part of the Kruger National Park lies in Mpumalanga, and visitors pass through Mbombela and the smaller towns on the way. They search for fuel, food and a bed from the road.

About 68 percent of the land is farmed, and farm suppliers, mechanics and transport firms win work through precise categories. The Ndebele village at Botshabelo draws heritage visitors too.

Mpumalanga borders Eswatini and Mozambique, as well as Limpopo, Gauteng, the Free State and KwaZulu-Natal. It was formed from the Eastern Transvaal and parts of KaNgwane, KwaNdebele, Lebowa and Gazankulu.

siSwati and isiZulu are the most common home languages, with isiNdebele, Sepedi and Xitsonga also common. A profile that answers reviews in a respectful, local tone goes further here.

Kruger National Park, whose protection began in 1898, covers nearly 20,000 square kilometres. Sudwala Caves and the Blyde River Canyon draw visitors, and Lowveld towns include Barberton, White River, Sabie, Graskop, Hazyview and Pilgrim's Rest.

The Highveld lies at 1700 to 2300 metres and often freezes in winter, while the Lowveld is mostly without frost. A gourmet route runs from Mbombela to Hazyview, and restaurants on it rely on reviews.

Some of the oldest rocks on earth were found around Barberton, where ancient greenstones form the Crocodile River Mountains. Geology tours and the Makhonjwa Mountains bring a different kind of visitor to Barberton guesthouses.

Crops include maize, wheat, sorghum, soybeans, macadamias, sugar cane, citrus, coffee, tea and tobacco. Packhouses, agri dealers and diesel mechanics across the Lowveld earn trust through the replies they post.

In 1959 the Highveld town of Bethal was the centre of the potato boycott against farm labour conditions, a chapter heritage guides now cover. Swazi, Pedi, Ndebele and Tsonga communities all shaped the region.

Storms on the escarpment send roofers, borehole drillers and insurers a burst of searches.

The Lydenburg Heads, from around 500 CE, are among the oldest Iron Age artworks south of the equator. Forestry is extensive around Sabie and Graskop, and Ngodwana hosts one of the largest paper mills in the country, run by Sappi.

Trading notes for Mpumalanga

Kruger seasons, Panorama Route weekends and mine shifts split Mpumalanga trade between Lowveld and Highveld.

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