Big Bend is a town in eastern
Eswatini
Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its no ...
, lying on the
Great Usutu River (Lusutfu)
The Maputo River (Portuguese ''Rio Maputo''), also called Great Usutu River, Lusutfu River, or Suthu River, is a river in South Africa, Eswatini, and Mozambique. The name ''Suthu'' refers to Basotho people who lived near the source of the river, ...
. Its main industry is farming and it is based mostly on
sugar plantation
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s. Big Bend is also surrounded by nature/game reserves such as Mhlosinga Nature Reserve and Nisela Safaris.
Schools
Big Bend has several schools, such as The Edu-care Centre which is a preschool which caters to Swazi and expatriate children along with its sister schools, Ubombo Primary School and Sisekelo High School. They were established in the late 1970s and have pioneered the high level of teaching excellence in the kingdom that paved the way for other schools to follow.
Climate
Big Bend has a
hot semi-arid climate
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(
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* Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author and ...
: ''BSh'') with very hot and moderately rainy summers and warm, dry winters. The record high temperature is on November 25, 2020.
The lowest temperature to have ever been recorded in Eswatini, , was recorded at Big Bend.
References
External links
The Edu-care Centre Big Bend Swaziland* https://sisekelo.ac.sz/
* https://www.illovosugarafrica.com/About-us/Eswatini
Populated places in Lubombo Region
Maputo River
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