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| | Mbabane, Swaziland. Travel guide & tourist information by Hostelbookers.com |
 | | Tucked in the jumble of granite peaks and valleys that make up the Dlangeni hills, Swaziland's administrative capital, MBABANE (pronounced "M-buh-ban"), is small, relaxed and unpretentious, with a population of only 90,000. |
 | | The most popular route into Swaziland, through the Oshoek/Ngwenya border post, is only 20km west of Mbabane; the city roughly marks the point where the mountainous southern African highveld descends briefly into middleveld, before bottoming out further east as dry lowveld. |
 | | While most visitors – and Transtate buses from South Africa – approach Mbabane from the Ngwenya/Oshoek border, a good alternative route is via the Sandlane/Nerston border post (8am–6pm), about 35km further south, and roughly 70km from the city. |
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