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Mbabane

Southern Africa

Mbabane is the executive capital of Eswatini and the country's most populous city, in the Mdzimba Mountains on the Mbabane River. The town developed after Eswatini's administrative centre relocated there in 1902 and has grown into a commercial and tourism hub for the region. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
94,874 1
Area (sq km)
81.76 1
Founding Year
1902 1
Population Estimate Year
2010 1
Elevation (m)
1243 1
Latitude
26.32611 degrees south 1
Longitude
31.14389 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 2
Connections

Associated With

Eswatini, Countries
Source Mbabane (Wikipedia)
Hhohho Region, States or Territories

mbabane is associated with hhohho-region.

Source Hhohho Region (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Eswatini, Countries
Source Mbabane (Wikipedia)
Hhohho Region, States or Territories

mbabane is the capital of hhohho-region.

Source Hhohho Region (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Mbabane (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Mbabane serves as the executive capital of Eswatini
  • Infobox, Population figure
    94,874
  • Lead section
    It has an estimated population of 94,874 (2010).
  • Infobox, Area
    81.76 km2 (31.57 sq mi)
  • Infobox, Elevation
    1,243 m
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    26°19′34″S 31°08′38″E / 26.32611°S 31.14389°E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    26°19′34″S 31°08′38″E / 26.32611°S 31.14389°E
  • Infobox, Founded
    1902
  • Associated With: Eswatini, Infobox, Country
    Eswatini
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Mbabane - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 934985
    -26.31667 31.13333 P PPLC SZ 01 76218 1209 Africa/Mbabane
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 1209 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -26.25, 31.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -26.25, 31.25
-26.25 31.25 Cwb
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Hhohho Region (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Quote, Lead section
The administrative center is the national capital of Mbabane.
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Wikidata: Mbabane
Wikidata Q3904, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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