Mbabane - Sister cities, Source

26°18S 31°06E, pop (2000e) 53 000. Capital of Swaziland, 320 km/200 mi E of Johannesburg (South Africa) and 160 km/100 mi WSW of Maputo (Mozambique); capital, 1902; administrative and commercial centre; iron ore.

Mbabane, with an estimated population of 70,000 (2003), is the capital of Swaziland.

The town grew after the nation's administrative centre moved from Manzini in 1902.

Mbabane's closest border crossing to South Africa is Ngwenya-Oshoek, and though siSwati is the primary language, English is widespread.

The average annual temperature is 15°C in July and 22°C in January [1].

Sister cities

Fort Worth, USA

Source

The Cambridge Factfinder, fourth edition.