Zola, South Africa

Zola
Zola  Zola shown within South Africa
Location within Greater Johannesburg  Zola
Coordinates: 26°14′24″S 27°50′17″E / 26.240°S 27.838°E / -26.240; 27.838Coordinates: 26°14′24″S 27°50′17″E / 26.240°S 27.838°E / -26.240; 27.838
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Soweto
Area[1]
• Total	3.91 km2 (1.51 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	44,777
• Density	11,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	99.5%
• Coloured	0.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	0.0%
• Other	0.2%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Zulu	76.3%
• Xhosa	7.6%
• Sotho	3.6%
• English	3.0%
• Other	9.4%
Postal code (street)	1868
PO box	1878

Zola is a section of the Soweto township lying south of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa. A number of well-known public figures, mostly musicians call Zola their home and were born and bred there.

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