The district Lubombo lies to the east of Eswatini. It borders the districts Hhohho, Manzini and Shiselweni. Eastern neighboring country is Mozambique, in the southeast is the south african province KwaZulu-Natal, in the north the province Mpumalanga.
Regions
The region got its name after the mountain range of the Lebombo Mountains, a low mountain range stretching 800 km from the coast of the Indian Ocean along the eastern border of Eswatini and the eastern side of the Kruger National Park extends. The mountain range reaches a height of almost 800 m, it is penetrated by several river valleys from west to east. On the one hand, this is the Lusuthu (also Usuthu or Lusutfu), this river has its source in South Africa, flows through the Manzini district, crosses Lubombo and then flows as Maputo River through Mozambique to the Indian Ocean. Another river is that Pongola, it also comes from South Africa, flows through the Lowveld of the Shiselweni and Lubombo districts and flows into the Mozambique Maputo.
places
- Siteki, capital of the district
- Big Bend at Lusuthu, sugar cane growing area,
- Simunye
- Siphofaneni on the Lusuthu River in
Other goals
- Hlane National Park
- Mlawula National Reserve
- Mkhaya Game Reserve
- Mbuluzi Game Reserve, private wildlife park with several lodges
background
Sugar cane is grown in the south of the district around Big Bend. Besides sugar, the sugar canefrom it also the sugar cane schnapps Cane won. In addition to grain, maize is also grown, with white maize being used almost without exception for human food.
Another type of plant that can be seen in the fields is manioc or manioc. Jatropha. You can turn it into a high-quality vegetable oil, which is not only suitable for human consumption, but is also used extensively for the production of bio-fuel.
