Mbabane
Mbabane(Swazi:ÉMbábáne) wi an estimatit population o 95,000 (2007), is thecaipitalan lairgest ceety oSwaziland.It is locatit on theMbabane Riveran its tributary thePolinjane Riverin theMdimba Muntains.It is locatit in the destrict oHhohho,o which it is an aa the caipital. The average elevation o the ceety is 3,800 ft. The population (estimatit) in 1987 wis 30,000.[1]
The toun grew efter the naition'sadmeenistrative centremuivit frae Bremersdorp (nou criedManzini) in 1902. It derives its name frae a Chief, Mbabane Kunene, who lived in the aurie when Breetish settlers arrived. It is an aw a commercial hub for the surroondin region, whiletinanironwur mined nearbi.
Mbabane's closest border crossin taeSooth AfricaeisNgwenya-Oshoek,an thoughsiSwatiis the primary leid,Inglisis widespread. Mbabane, an Swaziland itsel, depend on tourism ansuccarexports. The ceety haes twa steids for licht industries.
Mbabane is the hame o theWaterford-KaMhlabaUnited World Collegeo Soothren Africae, as well as ane o the three campuses o theUniversity o Swaziland.An aa in Mbabane is the Breetish Heich Commission which is responsible for relations atween the govrenments o Swaziland an theUnitit Kinrick.
Sister ceeties
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Climate
[eedit|eedit soorce]Due tae its altitude, Mbabane features a milder, mair moderate form o ahumid subtropical climate.The ceety haes a mild climate an snaw is a rare event, which haes occurred anerlie 3 times syne 1900. The ceety averages anerlie fower days o frost a year. The average annual temperature is 15 °C in Julie an 22 °C in Januar.[2]
| Climate data for Mbabane | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record heich °C (°F) | 37.0 (98.6) |
37.2 (99.0) |
35.7 (96.3) |
32.4 (90.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
28.3 (82.9) |
31.6 (88.9) |
34.2 (93.6) |
36.6 (97.9) |
36.9 (98.4) |
37.2 (99.0) |
| Average heich °C (°F) | 27.5 (81.5) |
27.1 (80.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
19.3 (66.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
16.6 (61.9) |
19.2 (66.6) |
22.7 (72.9) |
24.0 (75.2) |
27.8 (82.0) |
29.0 (84.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
| Average law °C (°F) | 15.4 (59.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
13.4 (56.1) |
8.7 (47.7) |
6.2 (43.2) |
4.6 (40.3) |
4.4 (39.9) |
7.1 (44.8) |
10.0 (50.0) |
12.1 (53.8) |
14.8 (58.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
10.6 (51.2) |
| Record law °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) |
9.8 (49.6) |
6.7 (44.1) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
0.0 (32.0) |
2.2 (36.0) |
5.7 (42.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
10.1 (50.2) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 166.2 (6.54) |
99.3 (3.91) |
102.6 (4.04) |
61.1 (2.41) |
23.6 (0.93) |
9.9 (0.39) |
15.9 (0.63) |
24.7 (0.97) |
33.3 (1.31) |
31.6 (1.24) |
78.3 (3.08) |
110.5 (4.35) |
756.7 (29.79) |
| Source: South African Weather Service, | |||||||||||||
References
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Coordinates:26°19′S31°08′E/ 26.317°S 31.133°E
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