Nhlangano

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Coordinates: 27 ° 7 ′  S , 31 ° 12 ′  E

Map: Swaziland
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Swaziland

Nhlangano [ nɬaŋˈganɔ ] is a city in Swaziland . It is the administrative center of the Shiselweni region and has 7,016 inhabitants (as of 2013). The historical name of the place is Goedgegun , but the name was changed to Nhlangano, which means "meeting point" in German. The community is located near the Ngwavuma River , a tributary of the Pongola .

Center with jacaranda tree

Nhlangano is home to a health center, a prison, a casino and an SOS Children's Village .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Moseley, Christopher and Nicolas, Alexandre (2009) Atlas of the world's languages ​​in danger (3rd edition) World Water Assessment Program, UNESCO, page 9 , ISBN 978-92-3-104095-5
  2. ^ SOS Nhlangano. sos.org.sz, accessed on May 3, 2019