Lochiel | |
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Lochiel shown within Mpumalanga | |
Coordinates: 26°08′10″S 30°47′10″E / 26.136°S 30.786°ECoordinates: 26°08′10″S 30°47′10″E / 26.136°S 30.786°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Mpumalanga |
District | Gert Sibande |
Municipality | Albert Luthuli |
Area | |
• Total | 8.01 km2 (3.09 sq mi) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 2,805 |
• Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2001) | |
• Black African | 99.6% |
• Coloured | 0.4% |
First languages (2001) | |
• Swazi | 83.5% |
• Zulu | 14.6% |
• Afrikaans | 0.8% |
• Sotho | 0.5% |
• Other | 0.6% |
Postal code (street) | 2337 |
PO box | 2337 |
Lochiel is a small forestry town in Gert Sibande District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. It lies near the border with Swaziland.