| Swalala | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Mpumalanga#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -25.183°N 31.117°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mpumalanga |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ehlanzeni |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Mbombela |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Government Type: | Ward 07 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.19 |
| Population Total: | 7954 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 99.0% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.4% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.4% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Swazi |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 92.3% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Sotho |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 2.1% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 5.6% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 1254 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 013 |
Swalala is a rural settlement in Mbombela Local Municipality in Ehlanzeni District of the Mpumalanga province, South Africa.
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.