Matsapha is a town in central
Eswatini
Eswatini ( ; ss, 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 no ...
. The Matsapha urban boundary is defined in the Urban Government Act of 1969, as amended in 2012, and covers an area of approximately . Matsapha was established as an industrial park in 1965 and was officially gazetted as an urban area in 1969. Matsapha is located in the Upper Middleveld of Eswatini in the
Manzini region, which is in the centre of the country. Matsapha is from the city of
Manzini, the country's commercial capital, and from
Mbabane
Mbabane (; ss, 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 Mbaba ...
, the administrative capital of the country. It is well located as it is on Eswatini's main east–west axis between
South Africa and
Mozambique, from the junction of the
Lavumisa road that leads to
Durban and
KwaZulu Natal. It lies at an altitude of above sea level.
Transport
Matsapha is served by a railway station on the
Goba railway, which connects to the city of
Siphofaneni to the east.
Matsapha is also home to the
Matsapha International Airport.
Bethany
Bethany is a neighbourhood a few kilometres to the west of Matsapha. A memorial to
Swazi soldiers who served in World War II was constructed near the
mission there. The memorial records the names of 53 Swazi soldiers who died after returning to their home country, as well as those of 24 Swazi soldiers who died in Egypt. All Swazi soldiers not mentioned by name elsewhere are commemorated on the memorial's plaque, written in
Siswati.
References
External links
Swaziland Civil Aviation AuthorityMatsapha Municipal Council
Populated places in Eswatini
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