Swalala is a rural settlement in Mbombela Local Municipality in Ehlanzeni District of the Mpumalanga province, South Africa.

Swalala
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Coordinates: 25.183°S 31.117°E / -25.183; 31.117
Country	South Africa
Province	Mpumalanga
District	Ehlanzeni
Municipality	Mbombela
Government
• Type	Ward 07
Area [1]
• Total	4.19 km2 (1.62 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	7,954
• Density	1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	99.0%
• Coloured	0.4%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	0.1%
• Other	0.4%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Swazi	92.3%
• Sotho	2.1%
• Other	5.6%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	1254
Area code	013

During the national census of 2011 it was estimated that the 4.19 km² village house almost 8,000 inhabitants, of which 99% were Black South Africans with 92% speaking Seswati as their home language.[1]

Swalala is also a popular poem by Samike Ndisya that depicts Swalala as any remote place, mostly inhabited by a poor population.

References

• Swalala on wordpress.com

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