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Lobamba | |
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 Eswatini parliament building in Lobamba | |
  Lobamba Location of Lobamba in Eswatini  Lobamba Lobamba (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 26°26′47″S 31°12′06″E / 26.44639°S 31.20167°E | |
| Country |  Eswatini |
| District | Hhohho |
| Elevation | 694 m (2,277 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 9,900 |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (SAST) |
| Area code | 416 (country code +268)[2] |
| ISO 3166 code | SZ/SWZ[3] |
Lobamba is a place in Eswatini located in between Eswatini's two main cities, Mbabane and Manzini.
It falls under the Hhohho region, with Mbabane being its city and Lusushwana river being the nearest river. It is found between Ezulwini and Mahlanya and is opposite Elangeni.
This place holds cultural significance in Eswatini as it features places of great significance. It serves as a legislative, traditional, spiritual, seat of government of the Parliament of Eswatini,[5] and Ludzidzini Royal Village, the residence of Queen Ntfombi, the Queen Mother.[6][7]
It is about ten kilometres from King Mswati III 's palace, the Lozitha Palace. It also houses Somhlolo National Stadium.
- ^ Elevation of Lobamba, Swaziland Elevation Map, Topo, Contour. Floodmap.net. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
- ^ Lobamba. Archived 2014-04-23 at the Wayback Machine Phone Area Code Dialing. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
- ^ Lobamba. PostCodesDB. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
- ^ Lobamba. GeoPostCodes. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
- ^ "The Parliament of Swaziland" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Accessed April 7, 2014.
- ^ "Lobamba". Encyclopædia Britannica. Accessed April 8, 2014.
- ^ Ruth Cyr. Twentieth Century Africa. iUniverse; 2001. ISBN 978-0-595-18982-3. p. 485.