Manzini is a
region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...
of
Eswatini
Eswatini, formally the Kingdom of Eswatini, also known by its former official names Swaziland and the Kingdom of Swaziland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by South Africa on all sides except the northeast, where i ...
(formerly known as Swaziland), located in the center-west of the country. It has an area of 4,093.59 km
2 and a population of 355,945 (2017).
Its administrative center is
Manzini. It borders all three other regions of Eswatini:
Hhohho
Hhohho is a region of Eswatini, located in the north western part of the country. Hhohho was named after the capital of King Mswati II, who expanded the Swazi territory to the north and west, taking in the districts of Barberton, Nelspruit, Ca ...
in the north,
Lubombo in the east, and
Shiselweni in the south. It is bordered by the
Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga () is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. The name means "East", or literally "The Place Where the Sun Rises" in the Nguni languages. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, bordering Eswatini and Mozambique. It shares bor ...
province in
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
to the west.
Administrative divisions
Manzini is subdivided to 16
tinkhundla
In Eswatini, an inkhundla (; plural: tinkhundla) is an administrative subdivision smaller than a district but larger than an umphakatsi (or "chiefdom"). There are 55 tinkhundla in Eswatini: 14 in Hhohho District, 11 in Lubombo District, 16 in ...
(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:
*
Ekukhanyeni
** Imiphakatsi:
Bhekinkhosi,
Ebutfonweni,
Embheka,
Engcayini,
Engwazini,
Enkiliji,
Ensenga,
Enyakeni,
Esankolweni,
Eswaceni,
Kantunja,
Maliyaduma,
Mdayaneni,
Mkhulamini
*
Hlambanyatsi
** Imiphakatsi:
Dingizwe,
Lundzi,
Mbangave,
Mlindazwe,
Zondwako
*
Kwaluseni
** Imiphakatsi:
Kwalusenimhlane,
Logoba
*
Lamgabhi
** Imiphakatsi:
Dudusini,
Emhlangeni,
Engwenyameni,
Kalamgabhi,
Kaluhleko
*
Lobamba Lomdzala
** Imiphakatsi:
Luyengo,
Malkerns
*
Ludzeludze
** Imiphakatsi:
Ekudzeni,
Enkamanzi,
Esibuyeni,
Esigombeni,
Mbekelweni,
Usweni,
Zombodze
*
Mafutseni
** Imiphakatsi:
Engculwini,
Etimbutini,
Kabhudla,
Kankhambule,
Luhlokohla,
Mafutseni
*
Mahlangatja
** Imiphakatsi:
Bhahwini,
Ebuseleni,
Eludvondvolweni,
Eluzelweni,
Emambatfweni,
Empolonjeni,
Kazulu,
Mgomfelweni,
Nsangwini,
Sigcineni
*
Mangcongco
** Imiphakatsi:
Dwalile,
Mafutseni,
Mangcongco,
Ncabaneni,
Sandlane
*
Manzini North
** Imiphakatsi:
Edwaleni,
Emakholweni,
Mnyenyweni,
Mzimnene
*
Manzini South
** Imiphakatsi:
Lwandle,
Mjingo,
Moneni,
Zakhele
*
Mkhiweni
** Imiphakatsi:
Dvokolwako,
Ekutsimleni,
Mbelebeleni
*
Mtfongwaneni
** Imiphakatsi:
Bulunga,
Ehlane,
Gundwini,
Lwandle,
Ndlandlameni
*
Ngwempisi
** Imiphakatsi:
Bhadzeni I,
Bhadzeni II,
Elushikishini,
Emahhashini,
Emaqudvulwini,
Engcoseni,
Enhlulweni,
Etshebovu,
Khabonina,
Mgazini,
Velezizweni
*
Nhlambeni
** Imiphakatsi:
Dwaleni,
Kashali,
Njelu
*
Ntondozi
** Imiphakatsi:
Egebeni,
Empini,
Endlini Lembi,
Kandinda,
Ncabaneni,
Ntondozi
References
Regions of Eswatini
{{Swaziland-geo-stub