Siphofaneni, Swaziland

Alternative Names:	Siphofaneni, Sipofaneni, Sipofaneni Bridge, Sipofanenibrug, Spofanene
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Lubombo Region, Eswatini
Region:	Swaziland
Latitude:	26° 40' 59" S
Longitude:	31° 40' 59" E
Lat/Long (dec):	-26.68333,31.68333
Köppen climate type:	Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Mindat Feature ID:	934852
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:934852:3
GUID:	0

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Sinceni Mountain, Lubombo Region, Eswatini	26° 44' 11" S	31° 33' 1" E	14.5km (9.0 miles)
Pentoyz mine, Sinceni East area, Sinceni pegmatite field, Sinceni Mountain, Lubombo Region, Eswatini	26° 50' 4" S	31° 32' 35" E	21.8km (13.6 miles)
Zishineni, Sinceni West area, Sinceni pegmatite field, Sinceni Mountain, Lubombo Region, Eswatini	26° 49' 59" S	31° 27' 54" E	27.3km (17.0 miles)
Mpaka Coal Mine, Mpaka, Lubombo Region, Eswatini	26° 25' 40" S	31° 44' 6" E	28.9km (17.9 miles)
Kubuta, Sinceni West area, Sinceni pegmatite field, Sinceni Mountain, Lubombo Region, Eswatini	26° 52' 52" S	31° 28' 39" E	30.0km (18.7 miles)
Mpaka, Lubombo Region, Eswatini	26° 24' 49" S	31° 46' 29" E	31.3km (19.5 miles)
Libombos, Matutuíne District, Maputo Province, Mozambique	26° 42' 19" S	32° 8' 5" E	44.9km (27.9 miles)
Hlatikulu, Shiselweni Region, Eswatini	26° 58' 26" S	31° 19' 31" E	48.0km (29.8 miles)
Dokolwayo Mine (Dvokolwayo Mine), Dokolwayo, Lubombo Region, Eswatini	26° 8' 59" S	31° 36' 0" E	59.9km (37.2 miles)
Nsalitshe Hill, Shiselweni Region, Eswatini	27° 16' 59" S	31° 38' 58" E	66.8km (41.5 miles)
Nkambeni, Hhohho Region, Eswatini	26° 3' 0" S	31° 40' 0" E	70.4km (43.8 miles)
Tokwane pegmatites, Mbabane, Hhohho Region, Eswatini	26° 19' 36" S	31° 5' 34" E	70.9km (44.0 miles)
Sicunusa, Shiselweni Region, Eswatini	26° 52' 13" S	30° 58' 28" E	73.4km (45.6 miles)
Pongola, Zululand District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	27° 23' 5" S	31° 37' 22" E	78.2km (48.6 miles)
Pongolapoort Dam, Zululand District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	27° 23' 5" S	31° 55' 39" E	81.7km (50.7 miles)
Forbes Reef area, Malolotja Nature Reserve, Hhohho Region, Eswatini	26° 10' 0" S	31° 6' 0" E	81.7km (50.8 miles)
Steynsdorp, Hhohho Region, Eswatini	26° 15' 20" S	31° 0' 40" E	82.1km (51.0 miles)
Forbes Main Reef, Forbes Reef area, Malolotja Nature Reserve, Hhohho Region, Eswatini	26° 8' 59" S	31° 6' 0" E	83.0km (51.6 miles)
Castle Mine, Ngwenya Mine (Bomvu deposit), Ngwenya Mountain (Bomvu Ridge), Malolotja Nature Reserve, Hhohho Region, Eswatini	26° 12' 12" S	31° 1' 40" E	84.3km (52.4 miles)
Waterfall Mine, Forbes Reef area, Malolotja Nature Reserve, Hhohho Region, Eswatini	26° 7' 59" S	31° 6' 0" E	84.4km (52.4 miles)
Stag Mine, Ngwenya Mine (Bomvu deposit), Ngwenya Mountain (Bomvu Ridge), Malolotja Nature Reserve, Hhohho Region, Eswatini	26° 11' 49" S	31° 1' 45" E	84.6km (52.6 miles)
Lion Cave, Ngwenya Mine (Bomvu deposit), Ngwenya Mountain (Bomvu Ridge), Malolotja Nature Reserve, Hhohho Region, Eswatini	26° 11' 33" S	31° 1' 49" E	84.9km (52.7 miles)
Makwana Kop (Makwanakop), Hhohho Region, Eswatini	26° 15' 59" S	30° 58' 0" E	85.1km (52.9 miles)
Avalanche Mine, Malolotja Nature Reserve, Hhohho Region, Eswatini	26° 8' 59" S	31° 4' 0" E	85.4km (53.0 miles)
Ivanhoe Mine, Malolotja Nature Reserve, Hhohho Region, Eswatini	26° 7' 59" S	31° 4' 0" E	86.7km (53.9 miles)
She Mine, Pigg's Peak, Hhohho Region, Eswatini	25° 59' 48" S	31° 15' 0" E	87.7km (54.5 miles)
Ngwenya Mountain (Bomvu Ridge), Malolotja Nature Reserve, Hhohho Region, Eswatini	26° 8' 58" S	31° 2' 0" E	87.8km (54.6 miles)
Goedgeloof farm, Vryheid, Zululand District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	27° 26' 59" S	31° 53' 59" E	87.9km (54.6 miles)
She East Mine, Malolotja Nature Reserve, Hhohho Region, Eswatini	26° 6' 0" S	31° 4' 0" E	89.3km (55.5 miles)
Conquerors Way Mine, Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa	26° 7' 42" S	31° 0' 26" E	91.3km (56.7 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Africa	Continent
Kaapvaal Craton, Kalahari Craton, African Plate	Craton
Mozambique basin, African Plate	Basin
Eswatini	Country
Lubombo Region, Eswatini	Region
Somali Plate	Tectonic Plate

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
Swaziland, Lubombo, Siphofaneni	221.2.24.0.0.0

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