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Nelspruit

Administration
Full nameNelspruit
Other nameMbombela
Settlement typeCity
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceMpumalanga
District municipalityEhlanzeni
Local municipalityMbombela
Geography
Elevation2260.5 ft (689 m)
Other information
Time zoneSAST (UTC+2)
Postal code1200

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Nelspruit (c-eniconˈnɛlspreɪt) officially renamed Mbombela (pronounced c-eniconˈmbɒmbɛlʌ, see below) is a city of 221,474 people (2000) situated in northeastern South Africa. It is the capital of the Mpumalanga province (formerly Eastern Transvaal). Located on the Crocodile River, Nelspruit lies about 100 km (62.1 mi) west of the Mozambique border and 330 km (205.1 mi) east of Johannesburg. The townships of Nelspruit are Kanyamazane and Matsulu which are tens of kilometres east of Nelspruit. There are many orange farms in the area around Nelspruit. It is a key manufacturing and agricultural hub for northeastern South Africa. Major industries include the canning of citrus fruit, paper production, furniture manufacture and timbermills. Fertile soils and subtropical climate provide perfect conditions for the growing of citrus and tropical fruits, mainly mango, banana, avocado and Macadamia nuts.


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