Manzini is a region of Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland), located in the center-west of the country. It has an area of 4,093.59 km2 and a population of 355,945 (2017). Its administrative center is Manzini. It borders all three other regions of Eswatini: Hhohho in the north, Lubombo in the east, and Shiselweni in the south. It is bordered by the Mpumalanga province in South Africa to the west.
Administrative divisions Manzini is subdivided to 16 tinkhundla (or constituencies). These are local administration centres, and also parliamentary constituencies. Each inkhundla is headed by an indvuna yenkhundla or governor with the help of bucopho. The tinkhundla are further divided into imiphakatsi (or chiefdoms). The present tinkhundla are:
Ekukhanyeni Imiphakatsi: Bhekinkhosi, Ebutfonweni, Embheka, Engcayini, Engwazini, Enkiliji, Ensenga, Enyakeni, Esankolweni, Eswaceni, Kantunja, Maliyaduma, Mdayaneni, Mkhulamini Hlambanyatsi Imiphakatsi: Dingizwe, Lundzi, Mbangave, Mlindazwe, Zondwako Kwaluseni Imiphakatsi: Kwalusenimhlane, Logoba Lamgabhi Imiphakatsi: Dudusini, Emhlangeni, Engwenyameni, Kalamgabhi, Kaluhleko Lobamba Lomdzala Imiphakatsi: Luyengo, Malkerns Ludzeludze Imiphakatsi: Ekudzeni, Enkamanzi, Esibuyeni, Esigombeni, Mbekelweni, Usweni, Zombodze Mafutseni Imiphakatsi: Engculwini, Etimbutini, Kabhudla, Kankhambule, Luhlokohla, Mafutseni Mahlangatja Imiphakatsi: Bhahwini, Ebuseleni, Eludvondvolweni, Eluzelweni, Emambatfweni, Empolonjeni, Kazulu, Mgomfelweni, Nsangwini, Sigcineni Mangcongco Imiphakatsi: Dwalile, Mafutseni, Mangcongco, Ncabaneni, Sandlane Manzini North Imiphakatsi: Edwaleni, Emakholweni, Mnyenyweni, Mzimnene Manzini South Imiphakatsi: Lwandle, Mjingo, Moneni, Zakhele Mkhiweni Imiphakatsi: Dvokolwako, Ekutsimleni, Mbelebeleni Mtfongwaneni Imiphakatsi: Bulunga, Ehlane, Gundwini, Lwandle, Ndlandlameni Ngwempisi Imiphakatsi: Bhadzeni I, Bhadzeni II, Elushikishini, Emahhashini, Emaqudvulwini, Engcoseni, Enhlulweni, Etshebovu, Khabonina, Mgazini, Velezizweni Nhlambeni Imiphakatsi: Dwaleni, Kashali, Njelu Ntondozi Imiphakatsi: Egebeni, Empini, Endlini Lembi, Kandinda, Ncabaneni, Ntondozi
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