Hibberdene
Coastal town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hibberdene is a small coastal town on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast in South Africa, approximately 23 km (14 mi) north-east of Port Shepstone and 90 km (56 mi) south-west of Durban and halfway between coastal towns of Scottburgh and Margate.
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Hibberdene | |
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Coordinates: 30°34′20″S 30°34′20″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | Ugu |
Municipality | Ray Nkonyeni |
Area | |
• Total | 14.26 km2 (5.51 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 4,037 |
• Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 67.1% |
• Coloured | 1.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 1.8% |
• White | 29.4% |
• Other | 0.4% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 60.9% |
• English | 18.1% |
• Afrikaans | 15.8% |
• Xhosa | 3.2% |
• Other | 2.0% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 4220 |
PO box | 4220 |
Area code | 039 |
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Hibberdene is situated on a coastal hillside between the uMhlungwa River to the north and the uMzimayi River to the south, both of which drain into the Indian Ocean. The town was named after C. Maxwell-Hibberd, the former postmaster-general of Natal.