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Shawela
Shawela Block 23 Shawcity | |
|---|---|
  Shawela  Shawela | |
| Coordinates: 23°29′02″S 30°51′50″E / 23.484°S 30.864°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Mopani |
| Municipality | Greater Giyani |
| Established | 1965 |
| Government | |
| • Councillor | William Mthombeni (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.23 km2 (1.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,037 |
| • Density | 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tsonga | 90.7% |
| • Sotho | 5.4% |
| • Northern Sotho | 2.0% |
| • Other | 1.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 0826 |
| Area code | 015 |
Xawela is a village in Greater Giyani Local Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa.[2][3] The village was founded in the early 1965 by the homeland or bantustan system under the homeland of Gazankulu.
The community is split into three sections:
First being Xawela is split into two with Ndhuna Manganyi and Ndhuna Cuma responsible for each section. Mahumani ville is The township section of the community and comprise RDP houses and is under Ndhuna Makhongele.
All the three headmen reports to Hosi AK Mahumani of the Mahumani Traditional Council.
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Shawela". Census 2011.
- ^ Orlando Chauke (28 June 2011). "Villagers regard initiation school as a racket". The Star. Johannesburg: Independent Online. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ "Burial of "wrong man" leads to violence at Shawela". Limpopo Mirror. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.