Maputaland-Lubombo region

Maputaland-Lubombo region is a geographic area in Southern Africa that spans parts of South Africa, Eswatini and Mozambique.[1] It includes the low-lying coastal plains of Maputaland in northeastern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and the eastern highlands of the Lubombo Mountains along the border with Eswatini.[1]

Maputaland-Lubombo region
Geographic region
CountriesSouth Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique

The region has historically been inhabited by diverse communities, including Nguni-speaking peoples and coastal groups such as the Tembe and Nyaka.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Harries, Patrick (1994). Work, Culture and Identity: Migrant Laborers in Mozambique and South Africa, c.1860–1910, Page 1-40, Heinemann. ISBN 9780435945220.
  2. ^ Matsebula, J. S. M. (1972). A History of Swaziland. 3rd edition. Longman Publishers: South Africa. pp. 8–9.
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