Lubombo is a

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

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 ...

, located in the east of the country. It has an area of 5,849.11 km² and a population of 212,531 (2017). Its administrative center is

Siteki Siteki is a town in eastern Eswatini, lying west of the Lebombo Mountains, with an estimated population of 6381 as of 2013. It is named for a declaration of Mbandzeni Mbandzeni (also known as Dlamini IV, Umbandine, Umbandeen) (1855–1889) was ...

. It borders all three other regions:

Hhohho Hhohho () is a region of Eswatini, located in the north western part of the country. Hhohho was named after the capital of King Mswati II, who expanded the Swazi territory to the north and west, taking in the districts of Barberton, Nelspruit, ...

to the north,

Manzini Manzini may refer to: *Manzini, Eswatini, a town in the Manzini Region of Eswatini *Manzini Region, a region of Eswatini *Manzini (surname), an Italian surname See also *Roman Catholic Diocese of Manzini The Diocese of Manzini ( la, Manzinien(si ...

to the west, and

Shiselweni Shiselweni is a region of Eswatini, located in the south of the country. It has an area of 3,786.71 km² and a population of 204,111 (2017). Its administrative center is Nhlangano. It borders Lubombo in the northeast and Manzini Region in t ...

to the south. It is divided into 11

tinkhundla In Eswatini, an inkhundla (; plural: tinkhundla) is an administrative subdivision smaller than a district but larger than an umphakatsi (or "chiefdom"). There are 55 tinkhundla in Eswatini: 14 in Hhohho District, 11 in Lubombo District, 16 in M ...

Geography

Geographically, the region is dominated almost entirely by the

Lubombo Mountains The Lebombo Mountains, also called Lubombo Mountains ( pt, Montes Libombos), are an , narrow range of mountains in Southern Africa. They stretch from Hluhluwe in KwaZulu-Natal in the south to Punda Maria in the Limpopo Province in South Africa in ...

. The Lubombo District is the easternmost of the four regions of Eswatini. Its capital is Siteki.

Administrative divisions

Lubombo is subdivided to 11

(or constituencies). These are local administration centres, and also parliamentary constituencies. Each inkhundla is headed by an ''indvuna yenkhundla'' or governor with the help of ''bucopho''. The tinkhundla are further divided into imiphakatsi (or chiefdoms). The present tinkhundla are: * Dvokodvweni ** Imiphakatsi: Enjabulweni, Etjedze, Malindza, Mampempeni, Mdumezulu,

Mhlangatane Mhlangatane is an ''inkhundla'' of Eswatini, located in the Hhohho District Hhohho () is a region of Eswatini, located in the north western part of the country. Hhohho was named after the capital of King Mswati II, who expanded the Swazi territ ...

, Sigcaweni *

Hlane Hlane is an ''inkhundla'' of Eswatini, located in the Lubombo District Lubombo is a region of Eswatini, located in the east of the country. It has an area of 5,849.11 km² and a population of 212,531 (2017). Its administrative center is Si ...

** Imiphakatsi:

, Khuphuka, Ntandweni, Sikhuphe * Lomahasha ** Imiphakatsi: Lomahasha, Mafucula, Shewula, Tsambokhulu * Lubuli (Somntongo) ** Imiphakatsi: Canerbury, Kavuma, Mabantaneni, Nkhanini, Sifuntaneni * Lugongolweni ** Imiphakatsi: Langa, Makhewu, Mlindazwe, Sitsatsaweni * Matsanjeni North ** Imiphakatsi: Lukhetseni, Mambane, Maphungwane, Tikhuba *

Mhlume Mhlume is a town located in the Lubombo district of Eswatini. Mhlume has a population in excess of 20,000. It is well known for its large sugar cane fields in the area. It also has a sugar refinery called Mhlume (Swaziland) Sugar Company. Mhlume ...

** Imiphakatsi:

, Simunye,

Tabankulu Ntabankulu, formerly Tabankulu, is a town in Alfred Nzo District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Village some 30 km east-south-east of Mount Frere and 50 km south-south-west of Kokstad. Of Xhosa Xhosa may ...

, Tshaneni, Vuvulane * Mpholonjeni ** Imiphakatsi: Kashoba, Ndzangu, Ngcina * Nkilongo ** Imiphakatsi: Crooks, Gamula, Lunkufu, Mayaluka, Ngcampalala *

Siphofaneni Siphofaneni is a town in the Lubombo Region of central Eswatini (Swaziland), 45 kilometres from Manzini and 20 kilometres from Big Bend, a major sugarcane-producing town on the main highway leading to Durban. It has a tropical climate, very hot dur ...

** Imiphakatsi: Hlutse, Kamkhweli, Macetjeni, Madlenya, Maphilingo, Mphumakudze, Nceka, Ngevini, Tambuti * Sithobela ** Imiphakatsi: Luhlanyeni,

Mamiza Mamiz Ab ( fa, مميزاب, also Romanized as Mamīz Āb; also known as Mahīz Āb, Mamīzā, Mazmāgerd, and Mazmāgird) is a village in Bagh-e Keshmir Rural District, Salehabad County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran Iran, official ...

, Nkonjwa

References

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