Shiselweni is a

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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

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of the

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. It has an

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of 3,786.71 km² and a

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of 204,111 (2017). Its administrative center is

Nhlangano Meeting place , settlement_type = Town , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_type1 = District , subdivision_name1 = Shiselweni , coordinates = , coordinate_region = SZ , coordinate_type ...

. It borders Lubombo in the northeast and Manzini Region in the northwest.

Administrative divisions

Shiselweni is subdivided to 14

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 ...

(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: * Gege ** Imiphakatsi: Emhlahlweni, Emjikelweni, Endzingeni, Ensukazi, Kadinga, Katsambekwako,

Mgazini Mgazini is a town in southwest Eswatini. It is located close to the South African border, between the towns of Mankayane and Sicunusa Sicunusa is a town in southwest Eswatini. It is located close to the border with South Africa South Africa ...

, Mgomfelweni, Mlindazwe, Sisingeni * Hosea ** Imiphakatsi: Ka-Hhohho Emva, Ludzakeni/ Kaliba, Lushini, Manyiseni, Nsingizini, Ondiyaneni * Kubuta ** Imiphakatsi: Ezishineni, Kakholwane, Kaphunga, Ngobelweni, Nhlalabantfu * Maseyisini ** Imiphakatsi: Dlovunga, Kamzizi, Mbilaneni, Vusweni * Matsanjeni South ** Imiphakatsi: Bambitje/ Nsalitje, Dinabanye, Ekuphumleni, Qomontaba * Mtsambama ** Imiphakatsi: Bhanganoma, Ekwendzeni, Kambhoke, Magele * Ngudzeni ** Imiphakatsi:

Ekukhanyeni Ekukhanyeni is an ''inkhundla'' of Eswatini, located in the Manzini District Manzini is a region of Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland), located in the center-west of the country. It has an area of 4,093.59 km² and a population of 355,94 ...

, Ekulambeni, Lusitini, Ndushulweni,

Ntjanini Ntjanini is a small village set in a valley in the south of Eswatini in the Shiselweni District. The village is situated 120 km from Manzini and 145 km from Mbabane. The closest town to Ntjanini is Nhlangano (60 km), which is the ...

, Nyatsini * Nkwene ** Imiphakatsi: Ebuseleni, Hlobane, Kagwebu, Kuphumleni, Nhlalabantfu, Sigcineni * Sandleni ** Imiphakatsi: Bufaneni, Enkalaneni, Ka-Nzameya, Kagasa, Kontjingila, Mbelebeleni, Mphini, Ngololweni, Nkhungwini, Tibondzeni * Shiselweni I ** Imiphakatsi: Dumenkungwini, Mabona, Mchinsweni, Zikhotheni * Shiselweni II ** Imiphakatsi: Embheka, Mahlalini, Makhwelela, Mbabala, Mkhitsini, Mphangisweni, Sikhotseni * Sigwe ** Imiphakatsi:

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, Kankhomonye, Lindizwa, Lulakeni * Somntongo ** Imiphakatsi: Ezindwenweni, Maplotini, Mlindazwe, Phangweni, Qomintaba, Vimbizibuko * Zombodze ** Imiphakatsi: Bulekeni, Mampondweni, Ngwenyameni, Zombodze

Religion

Baitul Hadi Mosque, Hiatikulu, Swaziland

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global pop ...

and

Islam Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ...

are main religions in the region.

References

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