Meeting place , settlement_type = Town , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_type1 = District , subdivision_name1 = Shiselweni , coordinates = , coordinate_region = SZ , coordinate_type = city , coordinate_display = inline,title , pushpin_map = Eswatini , elevation_m = 1050 , population_as_of = 2005 , population_total = 9016 , population_rank = 4 , blank_name = Climate , blank_info = Cwb Nhlangano () is the fourth largest town in

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 ...

. It is the capital of the southern district of Shiselweni. The town was formerly known as Goedgegun, but the name was changed to Nhlangano, meaning "the meeting place". Nhlangano is located beside the

Ngwavuma River The Ngwavuma is a river in Eswatini and KwaZulu-Natal Province in southern Africa. It is also known as the Inguavuma, Ingwavuma, Ingwovuma, and Nggwavuma, and is one of the five major rivers in Eswatini. It arises in southwestern Eswatini and flo ...

.Moseley, Christopher and Nicolas, Alexandre (2009) ''Atlas of the world's languages in danger'' (3rd edition) World Water Assessment Programme, UNESCO
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King George VI of the United Kingdom met with King Sobhuza in the town in 1947 to thank him for the war effort during the Second World War.Swaziland National Trust Commission
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Nhlangano has a health center, a prison, a casino and an SOS Children's Village.Child Sponsorship Report 2012
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Populated places in Shiselweni Region {{Swaziland-geo-stub

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