Manzini is a region of Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland), located in the center-west of the country. It has an area of 4,093.59 km2 and a population of 355,945 (2017). Its administrative center is Manzini. It borders all three other regions of Eswatini: Hhohho in the north, Lubombo in the east, and Shiselweni in the south. It is bordered by the Mpumalanga province in South Africa to the west.

Administrative divisions

Manzini is subdivided to 16 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:

  • 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

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