Mbombela (Nelspruit)

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Mbombela (Nelspruit)

Total population

110,159

Founded

1905

Air quality index

54Moderate

Elevation619 m

Land area72.63 km²

WeatherAvg high 78.9°F

Coordinates-25.47°, 30.98°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Mbombela, formerly Nelspruit, is a city in northeastern South Africa. It is the capital of the Mpumalanga province. Located on the Crocodile River, the city lies about 110 km (68 mi) by road west of the Mozambique border, 330 km (210 mi) east of Johannesburg and 82 km (51 mi) north of the Eswatini border. Mbombela was one of the host cities of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Geography

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

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Earthquake history

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

Notable people from here

Lucas Thwala

South African footballer

H

Heyneke Meyer

South African rugby union coach

Cliff Drysdale

South African tennis player

Ray Phiri

South African jazz musician (1947–2017)

W

West Nkosi

Saxophonist and record producer (1940–1998)

T

Tanya van Graan

South African actress, singer and model

C

Chris Barnard

South African writer (1939-2015)

J

Jaco van der Westhuyzen

South African rugby union footballer

Anton Haig

professional golfer

C

Cornelius van Zyl

rugby player

J

James Clifford Milton

South African rugby union player

Pedrie Wannenburg

South African rugby union footballer

A

Andries Pretorius

South African-Welsh rugby union footballer

B

Beth Diane Armstrong

South African sculptor

Duane Vermeulen

South African rugby union footballer

Faf de Klerk

South African rugby union footballer

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

Nearby places in Mpumalanga

• Rocky Drift
  6.4 mi away
• eMankayana
  9.8 mi away
• White River
  10.4 mi away · pop. 16,639
• White River Country Estates
  13.2 mi away
• eGobhoza
  13.3 mi away
• eHlau-Hlau
  14.5 mi away · pop. 9,590
• eMbonisweni
  15 mi away · pop. 899
• Kaapsehoop
  15.4 mi away
• Kamsogwaba
  15.9 mi away
• Mpakeni
  16.7 mi away
• Ngodwana
  19.7 mi away
• Jerusalem
  20.9 mi away · pop. 8,813

Browse all places in Mpumalanga →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Gallery

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