Mbuzini

Place in Mpumalanga, South Africa
25°56′S 31°56′E / 25.933°S 31.933°E / -25.933; 31.933CountrySouth AfricaProvinceMpumalangaDistrictEhlanzeniMunicipalityNkomaziArea • Total8.71 km2 (3.36 sq mi)Population
 (2001)[1]
 • Total9,070 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Mbuzini is a village in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. Situated near the borders with Mozambique and Eswatini, it is the village where Mozambican president, Samora Machel, and 34 other passengers died in an aeroplane crash in 1986. A memorial service is held every year on 19 October at the site of the crash, which features a monument to the event.

References

  1. ^ a b "Sub Place Mbuzini". Census 2001.

External links

  • Mbuzini Online
  • Mbuzini, Traveling Luck World Index
  • v
  • t
  • e
Municipalities and communities of Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga
District seat: Nelspruit (Mbombela)
Mbombela
Ehlanzeni District within South Africa
Ehlanzeni District within South Africa
NkomaziThaba ChweuBushbuckridge


Stub icon

This Mpumalanga location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e