Hibberdene

Hibberdene
Hibberdene Hibberdene
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)
• 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

Hibberdene is a small coastal town on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast in South Africa. It was named after C. Maxwell-Hibberd, the former postmaster-general of Natal.

Hibberdene is located in the Hibiscus Coast region of the KZN South Coast and is a seaside town situated 97 km south of Durban, halfway between Scottburgh and Margate. Hibberdene has become a popular holiday destination with local and foreign tourists. It is known as an affordable destination and for its beaches. Hibberdene has five popular beaches, four of which are netted and thus are safe for swimming. Hibberdene's beaches are popular because of the warm Indian Ocean flowing across its shoreline, making diving, snorkelling and scuba diving very pleasant.

Hibberdene serves as a shopping centre for the small settlements and countryside surrounding it. A twice daily shuttle bus stops in Hibberdene connecting the town with Margate, Port Shepstone, Durban and King Shaka International Airport.

Hibberdene is located near the mouth of the Umzimai or Mzimayi River on the northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude where it reaches the coast of Africa at 30°35′3″S 30°34′15″E.

Transport

Hibberdene's thoroughfare is the R102 which is the original N2 and served the same function before the construction of the highway. The R102 runs through the CBD of Hibberdene and links the town to Umzumbe and Port Shepstone in the south-east and Pennington and Scottburgh in the north-east. The R102 can be used an alternative route to Port Shepstone for motorists avoiding the tolled N2 highway.

The N2 South Coast Toll Route a tolled national highway that bypasses Hibberdene to the west and links the town to Scottburgh and Durban in the north-east and Port Shepstone in the south-west. Access to the N2 from Hibberdene can be obtained through the R102 interchange (Exit 72).