Xawela
Shawela
Shawela Block 23 Shawcity | |
|---|---|
| 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) | |
• 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. 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.