MPUMALANGA PROVINCE
PLACE OF THE RISING SUN
Mpumalanga (Zulu name for “the place where the sun rises”) is a province in eastern South Africa, bordering the nations of Swaziland and Mozambique. It embraces the southern half of Kruger National Park, a huge nature reserve with abundant wildlife including big game. The province’s iconic Blyde River Canyon, among the world’s largest, is known as a green canyon because of its subtropical foliage.
Area: 76 495 km²
Population:4,04 million (2011)
Popular Hunting Species
Dangerous Game:
Elephant, Buffalo, Hippo, Crocodile
Plains Game:
Burchell Zebra, Giraffe, Blue Wildebeest, Kudu, Blesbuck, Impala, Warthog, Nyala, Bushbuck, Reedbuck, Red Duiker
