Official Name: | Big Bend |
Pushpin Map: | Eswatini |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Eswatini |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Lubombo |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | SAST |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Coordinates: | -26.8167°N 87°W |
Elevation Ft: | 354 |
Postal Code: | L311 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | BSh |
Big Bend is a town in eastern Eswatini, lying on the Great Usutu River (Lusutfu). 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.
Big Bend has several schools, such as The Edu-care Centre which is a preschool which caters to Swazi and expatriate children along with its sister schools, Ubombo Primary School and Sisekelo High School. They were established in the late 1970s and have pioneered the high level of teaching excellence in the kingdom that paved the way for other schools to follow.[1]
Big Bend has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSh) with very hot and moderately rainy summers and warm, dry winters. The record high temperature is 44.3C on November 25, 2020.[2] The lowest temperature to have ever been recorded in Eswatini, -6.7C, was recorded at Big Bend.[3]