Umphakatsi
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In Swaziland
, an umphakatsi (plural imiphakatsi) is an administrative subdivision smaller than an inkhundla; there are 360 imiphakatsi in the country, each approximately equivalent to a local community.
The official residence of the Ndlovukati
is also designated an umphakatsi.
Swaziland
Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland , and sometimes called Ngwane or Swatini, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique...
, an umphakatsi (plural imiphakatsi) is an administrative subdivision smaller than an inkhundla; there are 360 imiphakatsi in the country, each approximately equivalent to a local community.
The official residence of the Ndlovukati
Ndlovukati
Ndlovukati is a Swati title that roughly means Queen Mother or Senior Queen, and is given preferentially to the mother of the King or another female royal of high-status if the King's mother has died.-Origins:...
is also designated an umphakatsi.