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South Africa (green) and Eswatini (orange)
Eswatini is almost entirely surrounded by South Africa
Border post

The border between Eswatini and South Africa is 430 kilometres (267 mi) long;[1][2][3] South Africa surrounds Eswatini to the north, west, south and southeast, with Mozambique bordering it on the northeast.

Crossings

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The border crossings are listed from north to south in the table below.[4]

South Africa Swaziland Opening hours Geographical coordinates Notes
Road Border post Road Border post
  Bothashoop MR13 Gege 08:00–16:00 26°58′25″S 30°58′06″E / 26.9737°S 30.9684°E / -26.9737; 30.9684 (Bothashoop / Gege border crossing)  
  Emahlathini MR4 Sicunusa 08:00–18:00 26°51′38″S 30°54′30″E / 26.8605°S 30.9084°E / -26.8605; 30.9084 (Emahlathini / Sicunusa border crossing)  
N720 Golela MR8 Lavumisa 07:00–22:00 27°19′02″S 31°53′18″E / 27.3172°S 31.8884°E / -27.3172; 31.8884 (Golela / Lavumisa border crossing) Durban–Komatipoort railway also crosses here
R570 Jeppes Reef MR1 Matsamo 07:00–20:00 25°45′03″S 31°28′03″E / 25.7507°S 31.4676°E / -25.7507; 31.4676 (Jeppe's Reef / Matsamo border crossing)  
R40 Josefsdal MR20 Bulembu 08:00–16:00 25°56′41″S 31°07′17″E / 25.9446°S 31.1215°E / -25.9446; 31.1215 (Josephsdal / Bulumbu border crossing)  
R543 Mahamba MR9 Mahamba 07:00–22:00 27°06′20″S 31°04′09″E / 27.1055°S 31.0691°E / -27.1055; 31.0691 (Mahamba border crossing)  
R571 Mananga MR5 Mananga 07:00–18:00 25°55′59″S 31°45′41″E / 25.9331°S 31.7613°E / -25.9331; 31.7613 (Mananga border crossing) Durban–Komatipoort railway also crosses here
R65 Nerston MR19 Sandlane 08:00–18:00 26°34′11″S 30°47′30″E / 26.5697°S 30.7918°E / -26.5697; 30.7918 (Nerston / Sandlane border crossing)  
N17 Oshoek MR3 Ngwenya 07:00–22:00 26°12′45″S 30°59′21″E / 26.2125°S 30.9892°E / -26.2125; 30.9892 (Oshoek / Ngwenya border crossing)  
  Onverwacht, KwaZulu-Natal MR21 Salitje 08:00–18:00 27°18′58″S 31°38′38″E / 27.3162°S 31.6438°E / -27.3162; 31.6438 (Onverwacht / Salitje border crossing)  
  Waverley   Lundzi 08:00–16:00 26°19′39″S 30°53′19″E / 26.3275°S 30.8885°E / -26.3275; 30.8885 (Waverley / Lundzi border crossing)  

References

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  1. ^ South Africa. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
  2. ^ South Africa–Swaziland Boundary (PDF) (Report). International Boundary Study No. 137. United States Department of State. 7 July 1973. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  3. ^ Brownlie, Ian (1979). "South Africa–Swaziland". African Boundaries: A Legal and Diplomatic Encyclopaedia. London: C. Hurst & Co. pp. 1313–1343. ISBN 0903983877.
  4. ^ "South African Ports of Entry". Department of Home Affairs. Archived from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2013.