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Game reserve · Mpumalanga

Mthethomusha Game Reserve

Mthethomusha Game Reserve is a game reserve in Mpumalanga, about 30 km east of Mbombela. It covers 80,0 km² — number 2 by size of the 4 Mpumalanga areas with a recorded size. Proclaimed or established in 1985.

Game reservesMpumalanga
80,0km² recorded size
1985year established
—elevation of the point
30 kmeast of Mbombela
Mthethomusha Game Reserve, Mpumalanga
Photo: Heribert Bechen, 5 million visits - many thanks! · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Facts

Type
Game reserve
Province
Mpumalanga
Local municipality
Mbombela
Size
80,0 km² · 8 000 ha
Rank by size
51 of 115 nationally · 2 in Mpumalanga
Established
1985
Coordinates
-25.4333, 31.2833
Nearest large town
Mbombela, 30 km east
Wikipedia articles
1 language
Sources: Wikidata Q6930447 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Steiltes nature reserveDumaneni ReserveWhite River Nature ReserveChimp EdenMountainlands Nature ReserveMjejane Private Game ReserveMthethomusha Game Reserve
Highlighted: Mpumalanga. Yellow pin: Mthethomusha Game Reserve.

Nearby

Address and visiting

Listed address
Mthethomusha Game Reserve
mpumalanga.com

From business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026.

GBIF records within 6 km

Wildlife recorded around Mthethomusha Game Reserve

30 mammal and 896 bird occurrence records within 6 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.

Mammals

Birds

Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.

More game reserves in Mpumalanga

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