Oshabeni

Oshabeni
Oshabeni Watersheds, Mgolemi
Oshabeni
Oshabeni
Coordinates: 30°36′53″S 30°21′31″E / 30.61472°S 30.35861°E / -30.61472; 30.35861
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictUgu
MunicipalityRay Nkonyeni
Area
  Total
11.59 km2 (4.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
9,808
  Density850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African99.7%
  Indian/Asian0.12%
  White0.08%
  Coloured0.07%
  Other0.02%
First languages (2011)
  Zulu95.4%
  English1.42%
  Ndebele1.1%
  Xhosa0.7%
  Other1.38%
Time zoneUTC+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.