Mbabane
Mbabane
| Piiluu | 1902  |
|---|---|
| Official name | Mbabane, Mbabane |
| Native label | Mbabane |
| Demonym | Mbabanais, Mbabanaise |
| Paaloŋ | Eswatini |
| Capital of | Eswatini, Hhohho - Mbabane Region |
| Located in the administrative territorial entity | Hhohho - Mbabane Region |
| Located in time zone | UTC+02:00 |
| Located in or next to body of water | Mbabane River |
| Coordinate location | 26°19′0″S 31°8′0″E |
| Postal code | H100 |
| Official website | http://www.mbabane.org.sz/ |
Mbabane (/ˌʌmbɑːˈbɑːneɪ/) e la teŋɛ naŋ taa bammo neŋ Eswatini (ka ba da boɔle o ka Swaziland), naŋ e a capital sere ayi na kaŋa (naŋ kɔgele a Lobamba), naŋ da tona executive capital toma.
Climate
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]| Climate data for Mbabane (1961-1990 normals, extremes 1957-1977) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.4
(92.1) |
32.2
(90.0) |
33.5
(92.3) |
31.0
(87.8) |
29.4
(84.9) |
26.8
(80.2) |
28.6
(83.5) |
31.2
(88.2) |
33.6
(92.5) |
34.2
(93.6) |
34.5
(94.1) |
32.4
(90.3) |
34.5
(94.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.9
(76.8) |
24.5
(76.1) |
24.1
(75.4) |
22.6
(72.7) |
21.4
(70.5) |
19.3
(66.7) |
19.8
(67.6) |
21.3
(70.3) |
23.2
(73.8) |
22.8
(73.0) |
22.5
(72.5) |
23.7
(74.7) |
22.5
(72.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.9
(67.8) |
19.5
(67.1) |
18.8
(65.8) |
16.8
(62.2) |
14.7
(58.5) |
12.0
(53.6) |
12.2
(54.0) |
14.0
(57.2) |
16.4
(61.5) |
17.1
(62.8) |
17.7
(63.9) |
19.0
(66.2) |
16.5
(61.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.9
(58.8) |
14.5
(58.1) |
13.4
(56.1) |
11.0
(51.8) |
7.9
(46.2) |
4.7
(40.5) |
4.6
(40.3) |
6.6
(43.9) |
9.5
(49.1) |
11.3
(52.3) |
12.9
(55.2) |
14.2
(57.6) |
10.5
(50.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 8.6
(47.5) |
6.4
(43.5) |
6.0
(42.8) |
3.4
(38.1) |
−1.3
(29.7) |
−4.5
(23.9) |
−6.1
(21.0) |
−2.5
(27.5) |
−1.0
(30.2) |
−1.0
(30.2) |
5.5
(41.9) |
6.6
(43.9) |
−6.1
(21.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 253.2
(9.97) |
224.6
(8.84) |
151.6
(5.97) |
87.9
(3.46) |
33.8
(1.33) |
19.4
(0.76) |
20.1
(0.79) |
35.1
(1.38) |
69.4
(2.73) |
141.9
(5.59) |
197.8
(7.79) |
206.9
(8.15) |
1,441.7
(56.76) |
| Average rainy days | 16.9 | 14.3 | 13.8 | 9.8 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 6.5 | 9.2 | 14.9 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 129.9 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 172.7 | 162.1 | 194.6 | 195.2 | 226.0 | 233.0 | 238.9 | 246.3 | 209.2 | 178.4 | 160.9 | 170.1 | 2,387.1 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 41 | 45 | 52 | 57 | 68 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 59 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 55 |
| Source 1: WMO | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (extremes, sunshine 1970-1975) | |||||||||||||
Twin towns – sister cities
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]Mbabane is twinned with:
- Tɛmpileti:Country data USA Fort Worth, Texas, US[1]
- Tɛmpileti:Country data ROC Taipei, Taiwan[2]
- Tɛmpileti:Country data ROC Kaohsiung, Taiwan[3]
- Tɛmpileti:Country data MAS Mersing, Malaysia
Melilla, Spain
Maputo, Mozambique[4]
Laafeeloŋ Yeltare
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- Young Heroes (organization) (2006)
Nembanne mine
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- Mark Easter - former rugby union footballer
- Lindiwe Sisulu - South African politician
- Richard E. Grant - actor
- Matthew Parris - British political writer and broadcaster
- George Getzel Cohen - founded Harry's Angels
- G. W. Reynolds - South African optometrist and authority on the genus Aloe
- Anna Livia - lesbian feminist author and linguist
- Noma Dumezweni - South African-British actress
- Dennis Masina - former footballer
- Sibusiso Dlamini - footballer
- Sibusiso Dlamini - Swazi princess and politician
- Cobie Legrange - South African professional golfer
- Christopher Watts - Anglican bishop
- Maurice S. Parker - footballer
- Ian Khama - fourth President of the Republic of Botswana
- Modison Salayedvwa Magagula - Swazi novelist, educator, playwright, poet and short-story author
- Ndumiso Mamba - former minister of justice in Swaziland
- Yvette Christiansë - South African-born poet and novelist
- Lucas Mlambo - Swazi painter
- Lucas Macie - Mozambiquan-Swazi painter
- Darren Christie - Liswati footballer
- Chakyl Camal - Australian-Mozambican Entrepreneur, swimmer
- Jani Simulambo - former Zambian footballer and coach
- John Ddumba Ssentamu - Ugandan economist, academic and banker
- Lisa de la Motte - Swazi former swimmer
- Gcinile Moyane - retired Swazi sprinter
- Jama Mahlalela - Swazi-Canadian basketball coach
- John de la Hay Gordon - British army officer, administrator and diplomat
- Michael S. Hoza - American diplomat
- David Gresham - South African independent record producer, publisher, promoter, and radio and television personality
- Cleopas Dlamini - prime minister of Eswatini from 2021 to 2023
- Nobuhle Dlamini - professional golfer
- Neville Markham - South African cricketer
- Veronica Sentongo - Ugandan telecommunications and electrical engineer
- John Macmillan - British actor
Bibliography
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- Paul Tiyambe Zeleza; Dickson Eyoh, eds. (2003). "Mbabane, Swaziland". Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century African History. Routledge. ISBN 0415234794.
Ziiri mine liŋkiri
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]
Media related to Mbabane at Wikimedia Commons- Tɛmpileti:Wikivoyage-inline
Tɛmpileti:List of African capitals 26°19′S 31°08′E / 26.317°S 31.133°E
Sommo Yizie
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- ↑ http://www.sister-cities.org/interactive-map/Mbabane,%20Swaziland
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20121102035422/http://web.tcc.gov.tw/eng/sister_cities.htm
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240501074316/https://aia.kcg.gov.tw/siscity-11343-sistercitytw
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150512114454/http://www.mbabane.org.sz/international%20relations.htm
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