Big Five Hlabisa

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Big Five Hlabisa
Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality
Map of KwaZulu-Natal with Big Five Hlabisa highlighted (2016) .svg
Basic data
Country South Africa
province KwaZulu-Natal
District Umkhanyakude
Seat Hluhluwe
surface 3466 km²
Residents 107,183 (October 2011)
density 31 inhabitants per km²
key KZN276
ISO 3166-2 ZA-KZN
Website www.big5hlabisa.gov.za (English)
politics
mayor Template: Infobox Community in South Africa / Maintenance / MunCode

Coordinates: 28 ° 1 ′  S , 32 ° 17 ′  E

Big Five Hlabisa ( Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality ; also Big 5 Hlabisa ) is a municipality founded in 2016 in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal . It belongs to the Umkhanyakude district and arose from the communities The Big Five False Bay and Hlabisa .

The administrative seat of the municipality is Hluhluwe . In 2011, 107,183 people lived in the area in an area of ​​3466 square kilometers.

The parish name unites the names of the previous parishes. "Big Five" refers to the Big Five , five large animal species that are found in the area. The iSimangaliso Wetland Park extends in the area of ​​the local community .

The main focus of commercial activities is the service sector, wholesale trade, agricultural operations, manufacturing companies, transport companies and tourism.

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Individual evidence

  1. 2011 Census: The Big Five False Bay Hlabisa accessed August 25, 2016
  2. a b KZN Provincial Government Communication: Big 5 Hlabisa Local Municipality . on www.kznonline.gov.za (English)