Mbombela

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#804

Global Rank

2.4

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

2.2%


Share

South Africa • Africa • Language power • Time zone Africa/Johannesburg UTC+2

Population
819K
GDP
N/A
GDP per capita
$0
Land area
11,125 km² (4,296 mi²)
Density
74/km² (191/mi²)

Primary city Mbombela

State / province Mpumalanga

Language English

Mbombela metro area

-25.47, 30.99
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

2 teams

Major League Teams/Venues

Football/Soccer • South Africa

Kruger United FC

Bushbuckridge • Level: 1

Other Teams

Other Men’s Teams1 team

Rugby Union • Dom. Rugby Union

Pumas

Mbombela

Championship History

1 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Mbombela, across all sports, newest first. 1 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

Pumas
2022

Cultural Assets

Notable Museums & Landmarks

Parks, Zoos & Theme Parks1 item

Kruger National Park

Skukuza • Zoo

Languages of Mbombela

Swati first in Mpumalanga; 11 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoSwati
AdministrativeEnglish
NationalZulu
NationalXhosa
NationalAfrikaans
English reach, Mpumalanga
31%
Tier 3 country

Mpumalanga on the languages board · Language power

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport

Mbombela • 4 - Regional