Gwala may refer to:
- Gwala (Yadav) (community), an Indian caste of cattle herdsmen
- Gwala (wasp), a wasp genus in the subfamily Encyrtinae
- Harry Gwala (1920–1995), revolutionary leader in the African National Congress
- Harry Gwala District Municipality
- Mafika Gwala (1946–2010), South African poet and editor
- Nkululeko Gwala, supporter of the Marikana Land Occupation, in Durban, South Africa
