Lobamba
Coordinates: 26 ° 28 ′ S , 31 ° 12 ′ E
Lobamba is a place in western Swaziland . It is the traditional capital and seat of the national parliament, Libandla . The population is around 5,800. It is located in Inkhundla of the same name .
geography
Lobamba is located in the Ezulwini valley at about 700 meters above sea level. The area is relatively flat; to the east are the Mdimba mountains , which are over 1200 meters high . Lobamba is 16 kilometers south of the capital Mbabane in the Hhohho region .
Lobamba is home to the Ludzidzini Royal Village with the Lozitha Palace , the National Parliament, the National Museum and a museum dedicated to the longtime King Sobhuza II . There is also the residence of the Queen Mother, who is the deputy head of state; since 1983 this has been Ntombi .
The two most important national festivals take place annually in Lobamba or its surroundings: the iNcwala festival ("Festival of the first fruit") and Umhlanga ("reed dance").
history
Lobamba (also Lobamba I) was a place in southern Swaziland where King Sobhuza I held the annual iNcwala dance ceremony before he moved the seat of the royal family to what is now Lobamba (Lobamba II). King Mswati II. And his successors also held the ceremony in what is now Lobamba or in the vicinity. Each king was assigned a specific position. Also the current King Mswati III. celebrates iNcwala and Umhlanga in Lobamba.
Economy and Infrastructure
In addition to its representative functions, Lobamba is geared towards tourism. There are several hotels and a youth hostel in the village.
The place is on the main road MR3 , which connects Mbabane and Manzini, the two largest cities in the country.
There is a high school in Lobamba .
Sons and daughters of Lobamba
- Phumlile Ndzinisa (* 1992), sprinter
Individual evidence
- ↑ Swaziland's Royal Villages. Images of the World. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
- ↑ a b History of Swaziland, List of Kings , accessed January 7, 2016