Zwelisha, Mpumalanga
Zwelisha | |
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Zwelisha Zwelisha | |
| Coordinates: 25°22′37″S 31°10′05″E / 25.377°S 31.168°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| District | Ehlanzeni |
| Municipality | Mbombela |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.58 km2 (1.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 12,636 |
| • Density | 2,760/km2 (7,150/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.7% |
| • Coloured | 0.2% |
| • Other | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Swazi | 91.8% |
| • Tsonga | 5.2% |
| • Other | 3.0% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | n/a |
| PO box | n/a |
| Area code | 013 |
Zwelisha is a rural settlement in Mbombela Local Municipality in Ehlanzeni District of the Mpumalanga province, South Africa.
It is located among granite boulders and among Pretorioskop Sour Bushveld, Malalane Mountain Bushveld and Crocodile Gorge Mountain Bushveld vegetation types.[2]
The area is serviced by Zwelisha clinic, which provides Primary Health Care[3] and Zwelisha Primary School which serves over 1100 children.
History
The presence of rock paintings in the Zwelisha area indicates that hunter gathers have lived in the area for thousands of years.
Historically, Zwelisha was in the Nsikazi district, which became part of the KaNagwane bantustan in the 1960s.
Demography
During the national census of 2011 the 4.58 km2 village housed an estimated 12,636 inhabitants, of which 99,7% were Black South Africans with 92% speaking Seswati as their home language.[1]
Gallery
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Landscape surrounding Zwelisha
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Granite rocks in Zwelisha
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References
- ^ a b c d e "Main Place Zwelisha". Census 2011.
- ^ Mucina, Rutherford, Ladislav, Michael C (2006). The Vegetation of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. Pretoria: Strelitzia, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 978-1-919976-21-1.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Zwelisha Clinic | The Place of the Rising Sun". www.mpg.gov.za. Retrieved 18 January 2026.