Hlabisa

Hlabisa is a settlement in Umkhanyakude District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The village lies between the Hluhluwe and Umfolozi game reserves, some 40 km north-west of Mtubatuba. Named after the Hlabisa tribe of Zulus.[2]

Hlabisa
Hlabisa is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Hlabisa
Hlabisa
Hlabisa is located in South Africa
Hlabisa
Hlabisa
Coordinates: 28°8′S 31°52′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictUmkhanyakude
MunicipalityBig Five Hlabisa
Area
  Total1.81 km2 (0.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total2,469
  Density1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African96.9%
  Coloured0.6%
  Indian/Asian0.4%
  White0.8%
  Other1.3%
First languages (2011)
  Zulu90.0%
  Sign language3.7%
  English1.9%
  S. Ndebele1.0%
  Other3.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
3937
Area code035

Neighbouring localities include Somkele (37 km); Nongoma (40 km); Kwamsane (43 km); Mtubatuba (47 km); Hluhluwe (48 km); Mahlabatini (50 km).[3]

In 2007, researchers studied local healthcare habits and how long it took people in Hlabisa sub-district to go to a hospital after they had been bitten by a snake.[4]

Notable people

  • Beauty Ngxongo (born 1953), is a master weaver of Zulu baskets; she lives in Hlabisa.[5]
  • DJ Tira (born 1976; also known as Mthokozisi Khathi), DJ and producer; his birthplace and early childhood home is Hlabisa.
  • Misuzulu Zulu (born 1974), he is the King of the Zulus and was born in Hlabisa.[6]

References

  1. "Main Place Hlabisa". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 210.
  3. Travel distances from Hlabisa
  4. Sloan, Derek J.; Dedicoat, Martin J.; Lalloo, David G. (28 November 2007). "Healthcare-seeking behaviour and use of traditional healers after snakebite in Hlabisa sub-district, KwaZulu Natal: Healthcare seeking after snakebite". Tropical Medicine & International Health. 12 (11): 1386–1390. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01924.x. PMID 18045265.
  5. Chemaly, Tracy Lynn (7 July 2021). "Beauty Ngxongo: Woven in Time". TLmagazine. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  6. Singh, Kaveel. "Royal house confusion as Zulu regiments and prince Misuzulu interrupt Zikalala's SOPA". News24. Retrieved 29 March 2022.


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