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Nhlangano

Southern Africa

Nhlangano is the fourth largest town in Eswatini and the capital of the southern Shiselweni district, sitting beside the Ngwavuma River at an elevation of about 1,050 meters. Originally called Goedgegun, it was renamed Nhlangano, meaning the meeting place in the Swazi language, and 2005 data recorded 9,016 residents. In 1947 King George VI of the United Kingdom met King Sobhuza there to thank him for Eswatini's war effort during the Second World War, and the town today hosts a health centre, a prison, a casino and an SOS Children's Village.

Facts
Population
9016 1
Elevation (m)
1050 2
Latitude
27.116667 degrees south 2
Longitude
31.2 degrees east 2
Sources
1. GeoNames: Nhlangano
GeoNames geonameid 934913 (Nhlangano), cities500/allCountries bulk dump, matched by primary name + country + coordinates within 25km (w-bbfill-geography6-0926)View the Source
2. Nhlangano (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude -27.116667, longitude 31.2
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 1050 m
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Wikidata: Nhlangano
Wikidata Q2029702, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Nhlangano (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Southern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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