Swazi Nation Land (SNL) is land in eSwatini which is under the rule of chiefs for settlement of

Swazi people The Swazi or Swati ( Swati: ''Emaswati'', singular ''Liswati'') are a Bantu ethnic group native to Southern Africa, inhabiting Eswatini, a sovereign kingdom in Southern Africa. EmaSwati are part of the Nguni-language speaking peoples whose or ...

. It is vested in the

king King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king. *In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...

in trust of the nation. On SNL communal land is typically used for pasture with livestock belonging to residents of a chiefdom freely roaming. Land for homesteads and small farms is allocated by chiefs who also settle matters of land disputes.

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Geography of Eswatini {{Swaziland-stub