Map of Mpumalanga, South Africa

Mpumalanga is a city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, with a population of about 140,121. It lies at 29.8129°S, 30.6365°E. Mpumalanga is about 512 km (318 mi) southeast of Pretoria, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Pinetown, 24 km to the east.

Mpumalanga at a glance

Where is Mpumalanga?

• The 45th largest city in South Africa by recorded population.
• The 9th largest city in KwaZulu-Natal on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 14 min on the shortest day to 14 h 04 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Mpumalanga

• Pinetown — 24 km east
• Pietermaritzburg — 32 km northwest
• Durban — 38 km east
• KwaDukuza — 83 km northeast
• Port Shepstone — 105 km south
• Mandeni — 106 km northeast
• Margate — 120 km south
• Kokstad — 142 km southwest
• eSikhaleni — 161 km northeast
• Ladysmith — 162 km northwest

Largest cities in KwaZulu-Natal

• Durban — 3,338,026
• Pietermaritzburg — 839,327
• Newcastle — 404,838
• Richards Bay — 252,968
• KwaDukuza — 161,177
• Vryheid — 150,012
• Pinetown — 144,026
• Ladysmith — 143,446
• Dundee — 84,413
• Kokstad — 61,751

Largest cities in South Africa

• Johannesburg — 9,418,183
• Cape Town — 4,772,846
• Durban — 3,338,026
• Pretoria — 2,112,693
• Soweto — 1,695,047
• Port Elizabeth — 1,050,078
• Pietermaritzburg — 839,327
• Benoni — 605,344
• Bloemfontein — 556,637
• Tembisa — 511,655

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.