Oshabeni
Oshabeni
Oshabeni Watersheds, Mgolemi | |
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Oshabeni Oshabeni | |
| Coordinates: 30°36′53″S 30°21′31″E / 30.61472°S 30.35861°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | Ugu |
| Municipality | Ray Nkonyeni |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.59 km2 (4.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 9,808 |
| • Density | 846.2/km2 (2,192/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.12% |
| • White | 0.08% |
| • Coloured | 0.07% |
| • Other | 0.02% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 95.4% |
| • English | 1.42% |
| • Ndebele | 1.1% |
| • Xhosa | 0.7% |
| • Other | 1.38% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 4246 |
Oshabeni, also known as Oshabeni Watersheds, is a rural settlement situated on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, approximately 22 kilometres (13.67 mi) north-west of Port Shepstone and 25 kilometres (15.53) south-east of St Faith’s.
Geographically, it lies on the watershed between the uMzimkhulu River to the south and the uMtentweni River to the north.