Umphakatsi

In Eswatini, an umphakatsi (Swazi: [um̩pʰakʼatsʼi]; plural imiphakatsi) is an administrative subdivision smaller than an inkhundla; there are 385 imiphakatsi in the country, each approximately equivalent to a local community.

In western societies it could be also equivalent to a township.

Imiphakatsi are either royal villages with a royal kraal or chief residences which are administered under a Swazi chief or a royal prince through Swazi law and custom.

The official residence of the Ndlovukati at Ludzidzini is also designated an umphakatsi.

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