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Tinkhundla that have burned most often in Eswatini

Tinkhundla of Eswatini with at least one fire larger than 1,000 hectares with a perimeter since 2016: 36. With two or more: 24. Top of the list is Nkhaba, which has burned 14 times in 10 years, with 22,428 hectares burned inside its boundaries.

By number of fires

  1. 1NkhabaHhohho14×10 years · 22,428 ha
  2. 2MaphalaleniHhohho11×5 years · 18,878 ha
  3. 3Piggs PeakHhohho8×4 years · 9,035 ha
  4. 4MhlumeLubombo6×4 years · 6,219 ha
  5. 5MahlangatjaManzini5×4 years · 6,466 ha
  6. 6HlaneLubombo5×4 years · 4,773 ha
  7. 7SomntongoShiselweni4×3 years · 7,698 ha
  8. 8GegeShiselweni4×4 years · 2,968 ha
  9. 9MotjaneHhohho4×3 years · 2,753 ha
  10. 10DvokodvweniLubombo4×3 years · 2,386 ha
  11. 11MkhiweniManzini4×3 years · 1,898 ha
  12. 12NdzingeniHhohho3×3 years · 4,240 ha
  13. 13MhlambanyatsiManzini3×3 years · 3,242 ha
  14. 14EkukhanyeniManzini3×3 years · 2,539 ha
  15. 15NgwempisiManzini3×3 years · 1,504 ha
  16. 16MtsambamaShiselweni2×2 years · 2,333 ha
  17. 17MpolonjeniLubombo2×2 years · 1,773 ha
  18. 18Lobamba LomdzalaManzini2×1 year · 1,486 ha
  19. 19NtondoziManzini2×1 year · 1,173 ha
  20. 20MangcongcoManzini2×2 years · 1,065 ha

By hectares burned

  1. 1NkhabaHhohho22,428 ha14× · 54 %
  2. 2MaphalaleniHhohho18,878 ha11× · 34 %
  3. 3Piggs PeakHhohho9,035 ha8× · 18 %
  4. 4SomntongoShiselweni7,698 ha4× · 24 %
  5. 5MahlangatjaManzini6,466 ha5× · 14 %
  6. 6MhlumeLubombo6,219 ha6× · 8.2 %
  7. 7HlaneLubombo4,773 ha5× · 10 %
  8. 8NdzingeniHhohho4,240 ha3× · 12 %
  9. 9MhlambanyatsiManzini3,242 ha3× · 6.6 %
  10. 10GegeShiselweni2,968 ha4× · 5.3 %
  11. 11MotjaneHhohho2,753 ha4× · 8.3 %
  12. 12EkukhanyeniManzini2,539 ha3× · 11 %
  13. 13DvokodvweniLubombo2,386 ha4× · 4.1 %
  14. 14MtsambamaShiselweni2,333 ha2× · 8.5 %
  15. 15MkhiweniManzini1,898 ha4× · 4.5 %
  16. 16MpolonjeniLubombo1,773 ha2× · 3.1 %
  17. 17NgwempisiManzini1,504 ha3× · 2.6 %
  18. 18Lobamba LomdzalaManzini1,486 ha2× · 9.7 %
  19. 19NtondoziManzini1,173 ha2× · 4.7 %
  20. 20MbabaneHhohho1,114 ha1× · 11 %

By share of the municipality (10 km² or more)

  1. 1NkhabaHhohho54 %22,428 ha · 417 km²
  2. 2MaphalaleniHhohho34 %18,878 ha · 560 km²
  3. 3SomntongoShiselweni24 %7,698 ha · 316 km²
  4. 4Piggs PeakHhohho18 %9,035 ha · 491 km²
  5. 5MahlangatjaManzini14 %6,466 ha · 452 km²
  6. 6NdzingeniHhohho12 %4,240 ha · 354 km²
  7. 7TimpisiniHhohho12 %1,041 ha · 88 km²
  8. 8MbabaneHhohho11 %1,114 ha · 104 km²
  9. 9EkukhanyeniManzini11 %2,539 ha · 237 km²
  10. 10HlaneLubombo10 %4,773 ha · 470 km²
  11. 11Lobamba LomdzalaManzini9.7 %1,486 ha · 153 km²
  12. 12MtsambamaShiselweni8.5 %2,333 ha · 275 km²
  13. 13MotjaneHhohho8.3 %2,753 ha · 330 km²
  14. 14MhlumeLubombo8.2 %6,219 ha · 762 km²
  15. 15MhlambanyatsiManzini6.6 %3,242 ha · 490 km²
  16. 16LudzeludzeManzini6.0 %1,062 ha · 176 km²
  17. 17ManziniManzini5.5 %237 ha · 43 km²
  18. 18GegeShiselweni5.3 %2,968 ha · 560 km²
  19. 19LobambaHhohho5.0 %641 ha · 127 km²
  20. 20NtondoziManzini4.7 %1,173 ha · 248 km²

How it is calculated

We count fires larger than 1,000 hectares with a perimeter since 2016 that reached each municipality, even partly. Hectares are those burned inside the municipality and are added fire by fire, so land that burned twice counts twice; that is why the share, given only for municipalities of 10 km² or more, can exceed 100 % (it is then shown as a multiple). It describes what happened: it does not measure risk or say anything about causes.