Big Bend (Swaziland)

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Coordinates: 26 ° 49 ′  S , 31 ° 56 ′  E

Map: Swaziland
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Swaziland

Big Bend is a city in the Lubombo region in eastern Swaziland . It is 77 meters above sea level on the Lusutfu River , which changes direction several times here, giving it its name. In 1997 the population was 9,374. The area around Big Bend is dominated by sugar cane plantations . The city includes the Ubombo Primary School and the Sisekelo High School, as well as a prison.

The city is on the MR8 , which connects the inland with the southern border post to South Africa near eGolela .

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Individual evidence

  1. Big Bend data on fallingrain.com , accessed on August 23, 2010
  2. Data on citypopulation.de , accessed on August 22, 2010