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KwaMhlanga

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KwaMhlanga

Total population

18,604

Founded

1914

Air quality index

106Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Elevation1325 m
Coordinates-25.43°, 28.70°

Demographic figures from Statistics South Africa. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Founded
1914
Elevation
1325 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

KwaMhlanga is a town in the Nkangala district municipality of the Mpumalanga province in South Africa. It is the spiritual home of the Ndebele tribe that settled here in the early 18th century.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-25.4262
Longitude
28.7045
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
106
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
22
PM10 (µg/m³)
22.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
44
NO₂ (µg/m³)
13.1

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
22,367
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    298
  • Fork-tailed Drongo
    Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves
    289
  • Dark-capped Bulbul
    Pycnonotus tricolor (Hartlaub, 1862) · Aves
    282
  • Ring-necked Dove
    Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves
    282
  • Piping Cisticola
    Cisticola fulvicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    282
  • Southern Masked-Weaver
    Ploceus velatus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    267
  • Cape Starling
    Lamprotornis nitens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    264
  • Gray Go-away-bird
    Corythaixoides concolor (A.Smith, 1833) · Aves
    245

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
4
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2013-12-02

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

E
Elias Mokwana
South African footballer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Mpumalanga

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.68
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,073

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
833
Avg daily Wikipedia views
28
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Yellow-veined Widow
Yellow-veined Widow
Palpopleura jucunda
Seen 2026-05-03
Julia Skimmer
Julia Skimmer
Orthetrum julia
Seen 2026-05-03
Little Scarlet
Little Scarlet
Crocothemis sanguinolenta
Seen 2026-05-03
Nomad
Nomad
Sympetrum fonscolombii
Seen 2026-05-03
Epaulet Skimmer
Epaulet Skimmer
Orthetrum chrysostigma
Seen 2026-05-03
Powder-faced Sprite
Powder-faced Sprite
Pseudagrion kersteni
Seen 2026-05-03
Common Spreadwing
Common Spreadwing
Lestes plagiatus
Seen 2026-05-03
Salisbury Sprite
Salisbury Sprite
Pseudagrion salisburyense
Seen 2026-05-03
Dancing Jewel
Dancing Jewel
Platycypha caligata
Seen 2026-05-03

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of KwaMhlanga, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Enoplognatha molesta 302279713 544764075 — KwaMhlanga, South Africa0.5 miEnoplognatha molesta 302279713 544764588 — KwaMhlanga, South Africa0.5 miEnoplognatha molesta 302279713 544764685 — KwaMhlanga, South Africa0.5 miPhilodromus 302280383 544765288 — KwaMhlanga, South Africa0.5 miPhilodromus 302280383 544765892 — KwaMhlanga, South Africa0.5 miPhilodromus 302280383 544765966 — KwaMhlanga, South Africa0.5 miHogna transvaalica 302280874 544766239 — KwaMhlanga, South Africa0.5 miHogna transvaalica 302280874 544766512 — KwaMhlanga, South Africa0.5 miHogna transvaalica 302280874 544766687 — KwaMhlanga, South Africa0.5 miPeucetia striata 302281631 544767719 — KwaMhlanga, South Africa0.5 miPeucetia striata 302281631 544768165 — KwaMhlanga, South Africa0.5 miPeucetia striata 302281631 544768270 — KwaMhlanga, South Africa0.5 miSystenoplacis vandami 302282007 544768459 — KwaMhlanga, South Africa0.5 miSystenoplacis vandami 302282007 544768661 — KwaMhlanga, South Africa0.5 miArgyrodes zonatus 302282271 544768925 — KwaMhlanga, South Africa0.5 miArgyrodes zonatus 302282271 544769209 — KwaMhlanga, South Africa0.5 miArgyrodes zonatus 302282271 544769298 — KwaMhlanga, South Africa0.5 miOxyopes hoggi 302282605 544769461 — KwaMhlanga, South Africa0.5 miPrasonica seriata 302282773 544769851 — KwaMhlanga, South Africa0.5 miPrasonica seriata 302282773 544770082 — KwaMhlanga, South Africa0.5 miPrasonica seriata 302282773 544770232 — KwaMhlanga, South Africa0.5 miUloborus plumipes 302283067 544770349 — KwaMhlanga, South Africa0.5 miUloborus plumipes 302283067 544770554 — KwaMhlanga, South Africa0.5 miISS022-E-85576 - View of Earth — KwaMhlanga, South Africa1.8 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API