Hlabeni

Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
29°58′23″S 29°42′54″E / 29.973°S 29.715°E / -29.973; 29.715CountrySouth AfricaProvinceKwaZulu-NatalDistrictHarry GwalaMunicipalityDr Nkosazana Dlamini-ZumaArea • Total5.87 km2 (2.27 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,323 • Density230/km2 (580/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African99.2% • Coloured0.1% • Indian/Asian0.1% • Other0.7%First languages (2011) • Zulu98.0% • Other2.0%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Hlabeni is a town in Harry Gwala District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Flat-topped hill some 12 km north-west of Creighton. The name, also applied to the region east and north-east of the hill, to a forest, a river and a mission station, is Zulu and means ‘at the aloes’.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Hlabeni". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 210.
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Municipalities and communities of Harry Gwala District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal
District seat: Stuartstown (Ixopo)
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
Harry Gwala District within South Africa
Harry Gwala District within South Africa
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