#language en = Mpumalanga = '''Mpumalanga''', (pronounced [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English|/uːmˈpuːməlɑːŋɡə/]] – [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographical_renaming|name changed]] from '''Eastern Transvaal''' on 24 August 1995), is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_of_South_Africa|province of]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa|South Africa]]. The name means east or literally "''the place where the sun rises''" in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nguni_languages|Swazi, Xhosa, and Zulu]]. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, north of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KwaZulu-Natal|KwaZulu-Natal]] and bordering [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swaziland|Swaziland]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique|Mozambique]]. It constitutes 6.5% of South Africa's land area. In the north it borders on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limpopo|Limpopo]], to the west [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauteng|Gauteng]], to the southwest the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_State_province|Free State]] and to the south [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KwaZulu-Natal|KwaZulu-Natal]]. The capital is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelspruit|Nelspruit]] (recently renamed to Mbombela). Prior to 1994, Mpumalanga was part of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transvaal_Province|Transvaal Province]]. == Teams == * [[2010/Africa/South Africa/Mpumalanga/OpenAfrica|OpenAfrica]] == Create a new Team page: == <> In all cases you need to keep the {{{CategoryRegion}}} to allow your page/region to be listed! ---- CategoryRegion