Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal
Hillcrest | |
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Hillcrest Hillcrest | |
| Coordinates: 29°46′48″S 30°45′46″E / 29.78000°S 30.76278°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Municipality | eThekwini |
| Established | 22 January 1895 |
| Government | |
| • Ward Councillor | Caelee Jane Laing (Democratic Alliance) |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.44 km2 (8.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 13,329 |
| • Density | 621.7/km2 (1,610/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 11.4% |
| • Coloured | 0.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 3.0% |
| • White | 84.3% |
| • Other | 0.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 82.7% |
| • Afrikaans | 7.6% |
| • Zulu | 6.9% |
| • Other | 2.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 3610 |
| PO box | 3650 |
| Area code | 031 |
Hillcrest is a town in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Forming part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, Hillcrest is situated approximately 32 km (20 mi) north-west of Durban, and 53 km (33 mi) south-east of Pietermaritzburg.