Lubombo Region

It has an area of 5,849.11 km² 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.

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 km2 (2,258.35 sq mi)
Population  (2017 census)
• Total	212,531
Time zone	UTC+2
HDI (2017)	0.596 medium

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.

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