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Nelspruit

Nelspruit is the capital of Mpumukanga province in the north east part of South Africa. The city is located at the borders of the Kruger national park. Nelspruit is a small city with 220,000. The city is at a distance of 330km east of Johannesburg.

The city has a good climate with enriched soil which helps the city to grow about one-third of citrus fruit of the country. The city is also rich in coffee, tobacco, nuts, papaws, pears, banana and mangoes.

Mobmbela Stadium is chosen to FIFA world cup stadium for 2010. The word Mobmbela means "many people together in a small place". The stadium has a capacity of about 46,000. The stadium will host 4 first round matches of FIFA world cup 2010.

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