Map - Mbabane

Mbabane
Mbabane (ÉMbábáne, ) is a city in Eswatini (previously called Swaziland), and is one of the two capitals (along with Lobamba), serving as the executive capital.

With an estimated population of 94,874 (2010), it is located on the Mbabane River and its tributary the Polinjane River in the Mdzimba Mountains. It is located in the Hhohho Region, of which it is also the capital. The average elevation of the city is 1,243 meters. It lies on the MR3 road.

The town grew after the nation's administrative centre moved from Bremersdorp (now called Manzini) in 1902. It derives its name from a chief, Mbabane Kunene, who lived in the area when British settlers arrived.

Mbabane was founded in 1887 by Mickey Wells, on the spot where the Transvaal-to-Mozambique route crossed the Mbabane river. It was declared the capital of the new Protectorate of Swaziland in 1902. During this time, Mbabane consisted of a few shops, churches and schools founded by white settlers. Black Africans were not allowed to live in the town and had to reside in nearby rural districts. By the 1930s, Mbabane had electricity, running water, telephone connection and a hospital.

Prior to the Second World War, most Swazis lived in rural districts and worked outside Eswatini, which prevented the town from growing.

After the war, the creation of trade schools in the city, the arrival of the Goba railway connecting Maputo to the mines in South Africa, and foreign investment resources within Eswatini (particularly sugar) all contributed to the city's growth. Mbabane became the central hub for development in the Hhohho district.

In the years following independence, governmental buildings such as the British Consulate were built in Mbabane. Further growth has been achieved through the growth of the tourism industry in Eswatini, of which Mbabane has become the centre. Mbabane today is home to hotels and recreational sites such as clubs and golf courses tending to tourists.

 
Map - Mbabane
Map
Google - Map - Mbabane
Google
Google Earth - Map - Mbabane
Google Earth
Openstreetmap - Map - Mbabane
Openstreetmap
mbabane.jpg
2271x3157
simo.ru
swaziland.jpg
995x1493
www.footiemap.com
MBABANE_MAP-copy.png
900x1317
collegian.tccd.edu
MbabaneShopingMap.jp...
801x1232
www.gskb.biz
Screenshot-141.png
1089x877
groundtruthinitiativ...
mbabane-hills.jpg
1200x707
www.journeyofwater.c...
mbabane-location-map...
800x800
images.mapsofworld.c...
swaziland-map.gif
796x625
aidsoversixty.files....
mba09.jpg
864x497
galenf.com
map-directions-of-ve...
500x567
www.madbookings.com
7211320450_a0cbc55e7...
640x426
farm9.staticflickr.c...
15503-M-185016.jpg
540x497
www.sleeping-out.co....
f0ceafa5-7cbc-4e07-9...
400x610
www.mofa.gov.tw
Mbabane.jpg
398x601
www.weather-forecast...
21597-GM.jpg
512x450
www.sleeping-out.co....
21515-GM.jpg
512x450
www.sleeping-out.co....
19676-M-215259.jpg
409x540
www.sleeping-out.co....
11876-M-111369.jpg
370x540
www.sleeping-out.co....
swaziland_mbabane_ma...
450x378
www.world-guides.com
map_mpumalanga.jpg
400x393
www.saexplorer.co.za
Country - Swaziland
Flag of Eswatini
Eswatini (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 north, west, south, and southeast. At no more than 200 km north to south and 130 km east to west, Eswatini is one of the smallest countries in Africa; despite this, its climate and topography are diverse, ranging from a cool and mountainous highveld to a hot and dry lowveld.

The population is composed primarily of ethnic Swazis. The prevalent language is Swazi (siSwati in native form). The Swazis established their kingdom in the mid-18th century under the leadership of Ngwane III. The country and the Swazi take their names from Mswati II, the 19th-century king under whose rule the country was expanded and unified; its boundaries were drawn up in 1881 in the midst of the Scramble for Africa. After the Second Boer War, the kingdom, under the name of Swaziland, was a British high commission territory from 1903 until it regained its full independence on 6 September 1968. In April 2018, the official name was changed from Kingdom of Swaziland to Kingdom of Eswatini, mirroring the name commonly used in Swazi.
Map - Swaziland1000px-Swaziland_location_map.svg.png
1000px-Swaziland_loc...
1000x1228
freemapviewer.org
Map - Swaziland1000px-Swaziland_relief_location_map.svg.png
1000px-Swaziland_rel...
1000x1228
freemapviewer.org
Map - SwazilandSwaziland_Regions_map.png
Swaziland_Regions_ma...
2486x2941
freemapviewer.org
Map - SwazilandSwaziland_Topography.png
Swaziland_Topography...
1425x1411
freemapviewer.org
Currency / Language  
ISO Currency Symbol Significant figures
SZL Swazi lilangeni L 2
Neighbourhood - Country  
  •  Mozambique 
  •  South Africa