Nelspruit

Nelspruit Mbombela
A view of the CBD of Nelspruit as seen from the Steiltes suburb
Nickname(s): eNaspoti, Citrus City, Gateway to the Lowveld
Motto: City of Excellence
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Coordinates: 25°27′57″S 30°59′07″E / 25.46583°S 30.98528°E / -25.46583; 30.98528Coordinates: 25°27′57″S 30°59′07″E / 25.46583°S 30.98528°E / -25.46583; 30.98528
Country	South Africa
Province	Mpumalanga
District	Ehlanzeni
Municipality	City of Mbombela
Established	1905
• Councillor	(ANC)
Area
• Total	72.63 km2 (28.04 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	58,672
• Density	810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	41.1%
• Coloured	4.1%
• Indian/Asian	4.9%
• White	49.3%
• Other	0.6%
First languages (2011)
• Afrikaans	40.7%
• English	22.4%
• Swazi	20.2%
• Tsonga	4.7%
• Other	12.1%
Postal code (street)	1200
PO box	1200
Area code	013
Website	www.mbombela.gov.za

Nelspruit (UK /ˈnɛlsˌprɔɪt/) is a city in northeastern South Africa. It is the capital of the Mpumalanga province. Located on the Crocodile River, Nelspruit lies about 110 kilometres (68 mi) by road west of the Mozambique border, 330 kilometres (210 mi) east of Johannesburg and about 82 kilometres (51mi) North of the Swaziland border.

Nelspruit was founded in 1895 by three brothers of the Nel family who grazed their cattle around the site of Nelspruit during the winter months. During the Boer War, Nelspruit served briefly as the seat of government for the South African Republic (not to be confused with the Republic of South Africa), an independent Boer republic. The leadership of the South African Republic included Paul Kruger.

The settlement was a key stopover for the Eastern railway built by the Netherlands-South African Railway Company in the late 19th century which ran from the newly discovered Witwatersrand goldfields to Delagoa Bay (modern day Maputo) in Portuguese East Africa (modern day Mozambique).