Amsterdam,[2] is a small town located in Mkhondo Local Municipality, Mpumalanga South Africa.

Amsterdam encompasses a large Swazi population as a result of its proximity to the Eswatini border which is relatively close to the area.

The town also boasts of a peaceful community with rich culture and heritage.

Part of a Scottish settlement established by Alexander McCorkindale in 1868, it was proclaimed a town in June 1881.

[3] At first called Roburnia, in honour of Scottish Poet Robert Burns, the name was changed on 5 July 1882 to Amsterdam, after the Dutch city where the State Secretary, Eduard Bok, was born, and out of gratitude for Dutch sympathy during the First Anglo-Boer War (1880–1881).