Mbabane is the most populous city in Eswatini, and is one of the two capitals (along with Lobamba), serving as the executive capital. It has an estimated population of 94,874 (2010). It is located on the Mbabane River and its tributary the Polinjane River in the Mdzimba Mountains. The average elevation of the city is 1,243 meters.

Malolotja National Park covers 18,000 hectares or 44,000 acres of mountain wilderness on Eswatini's northwestern border with South Africa. The park includes Ngwenya Mountain, Eswatini's second highest mountain 1,829 m, and Malolotja Falls which drop 89 metres or 292 ft, the highest in Eswatini. Habitats include short grassland to thick riverine scrub, bushveld and Afromontane forest.