Big Bend

Big Bend is a town in eastern , lying on the . Its main industry is farming and it is based mostly on sugar plantations. Big Bend is also surrounded by nature/game reserves such as Mhlosinga Nature Reserve and Nisela Safaris.
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  • Type: Town with 6,170 residents
  • Description: city in Eswatini
  • Also known as: “Big Bend, Eswatini”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ubombo Ranches Airfield.

Aerodrome
is an airport serving the sugar refinery town of Big Bend in , . The runway is just west of the refinery. The Ubombo non-directional beacon is on the field.

Big Bend

Latitude
-26.79112° or 26° 47′ 28″ south
Longitude
31.93836° or 31° 56′ 18″ east
Population
6,170
Open location code
5G5H6W5Q+H8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2277349166
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Wiki­data ID
Q858539
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Satellite Map

Discover Big Bend from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Big Bend” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Big Bend, Eswatini”
  • Afrikaans: “Big Bend, Swaziland”
  • Chinese: “大本德”
  • Croatian: “Big Bend (Svazi)”
  • Croatian: “Big Bend”
  • Dutch: “Big Bend”
  • French: “Big Bend”
  • German: “Big Bend”
  • Hebrew: “ביג בנד”
  • Japanese: “ビッグ・ベンド”
  • Lithuanian: “Big Bendas”
  • Northern Frisian: “Big Bend”
  • Polish: “Big Bend”
  • Portuguese: “Big Bend”
  • Romanian: “Big Bend, Eswatini”
  • Romanian: “Big bend, swaziland”
  • Romanian: “Big Bend, Swaziland”
  • Russian: “Биг-Бенд (Свазиленд)”
  • Russian: “Биг-Бенд”
  • Serbian: “Биг Бенд”
  • Swahili: “Big Bend”
  • Swati: “Big Bend, eSwatini”
  • Urdu: “بگ بینڈ، ایسواتینی”
  • Vietnamese: “Big Bend, Eswatini”
  • Zulu: “IBig Bend, eSwazini”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ubombo Sugar Mill power station and Van Eck Dam.

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