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Lubombo Region eLubonjeni
Map of Eswatini showing Lubombo district
Coordinates: 26°25′S 31°45′E / 26.417°S 31.750°E / -26.417; 31.750
Country	Eswatini
Capital	Siteki
Government
• Regional Administrator	Mr Esau Dube
• Regional Secretary	Mr Eric Maziya
Area
• Total	5,849.11 km (2,258.35 sq mi)
Population
• Total	212,531
Time zone	UTC+2
HDI (2017)	0.596 medium

Lubombo is a region of Eswatini, located in the east of the country. It has an area of 5,849.11 km and a population of 212,531 (2017). Its administrative center is Siteki. It borders all three other regions: Hhohho to the north, Manzini to the west, and Shiselweni to the south. It is divided into 11 tinkhundla.

Geography

Geographically, the region is dominated almost entirely by the Lubombo Mountains. The Lubombo District is the easternmost of the four regions of Eswatini. Its capital is Siteki.

Administrative divisions

Lubombo is subdivided to 11 tinkhundla (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:

• Dvokodvweni
  • Imiphakatsi: Enjabulweni, Etjedze, Malindza, Mampempeni, Mdumezulu, Mhlangatane, Sigcaweni
• Hlane
  • Imiphakatsi: Hlane, Khuphuka, Ntandweni, Sikhuphe
• Lomahasha
  • Imiphakatsi: Lomahasha, Mafucula, Shewula, Tsambokhulu
• Lubuli (Somntongo)
  • Imiphakatsi: Canerbury, Kavuma, Mabantaneni, Nkhanini, Sifuntaneni
• Lugongolweni
  • Imiphakatsi: Langa, Makhewu, Mlindazwe, Sitsatsaweni
• Matsanjeni North
  • Imiphakatsi: Lukhetseni, Mambane, Maphungwane, Tikhuba
• Mhlume
  • Imiphakatsi: Mhlume, Simunye, Tabankulu, Tshaneni, Vuvulane
• Mpholonjeni
  • Imiphakatsi: Kashoba, Ndzangu, Ngcina
• Nkilongo
  • Imiphakatsi: Crooks, Gamula, Lunkufu, Mayaluka, Ngcampalala
• Siphofaneni
  • Imiphakatsi: Hlutse, Kamkhweli, Macetjeni, Madlenya, Maphilingo, Mphumakudze, Nceka, Ngevini, Tambuti
• Sithobela
  • Imiphakatsi: Luhlanyeni, Mamiza, Nkonjwa

References

1. "Eswatini: Regions, Major Cities & Urban Centers - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

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