Mbabane
Executive capital and most populous city of Eswatini.
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Where it is
Coordinates: 26°19′34″S 31°08′38″E (-26.3260, 31.1440) · Open in OpenStreetMap
Coordinates and connected clubs: the infobox of Wikipedia: Mbabane (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map: drawn by Codexery from OpenStreetMap tiles.
Mbabane serves as the executive capital of the country, with the majority of government offices concentrated there.[1]
Geography and history
Mbabane was founded in the late 1880s by Mickey Wells.[1] In 1903 Mbabane was recognized by the British as the capital town of eSwatini.[1] Most precipitation is concentrated in the summer, with a 210 mm difference between the driest and wettest months.[2] White settlers established a small number of shops, churches, and schools in early Mbabane.[3]
Frost occurs in the city on only about four days annually, and snowfall is uncommon.[4]
What the cited sources add
The BlackPast.org account notes that Mbabane’s closest border crossing to South Africa is Ngwenya-Oshoek.[1] It also states that Mbabane is home to the Waterford-KaMhlaba United World College and a campus of the University of eSwatini.[1] The same source reports that the British High Commission is located in Mbabane.[1] The climate-data.org record shows that June has the fewest rainy days (3.40 days).[5]
That source also indicates that January has the fewest daily hours of sunshine, averaging 6.66 hours.[5] The total annual sunshine in Mbabane is around 2616.33 hours.[5]
References
- Brooms, "Mbabane, Swaziland (1887- )", BlackPast.org. facts only, no text reused. swazilandhappenings.co.za
- Wikipedia, "Mbabane" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Mbabane climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Mbabane weather averages - Climate-Data.org", en.climate-data.org (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Mbabane" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Scott, "Land Policy and the Native Population of Swaziland", The Geographical Journal, 1951, p. 435–447 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Mbabane" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Mbabane", The Kingdom of Swaziland: A Royal Experience (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Mbabane climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Mbabane weather averages - Climate-Data.org", en.climate-data.org. facts only, no text reused. en.climate-data.org
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Mbabane (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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Sources
Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: Mbabane (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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