Originally known as the Eastern Transvaal, Mpumalanga means 'the place where the sun rises'. It lies in the east of the country, and covers 6.5% of the country's
land, and borders Mozambique and Swaziland. In the north it borders with Limpopo and in the west are the Free State and Gauteng. The province contains many nature reserves, including Blyderivierspoort Nature Reserve, Sabi Sand Game Reserve and Kruger National Park.

Population of 3,122,994

Capital City: Nelspruit (Also largest city)

Languages:
- English (1.4%)
- SiSwati (30.8%)
- Afrikaans (2.6%)
- IsiNdebele (11.1%)
- IsiZulu (24.2%)
- Sepedi (10.8%)

Races:
- Black (92.4%)
- White (6.5%)
- Coloured (0.2%)
- Asian: (0.2%)

Religion:
- Christian 57%
- Muslim 1%
- Other or undetermined 27%
- No Religion 15%