Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality is a local municipality

Local municipality (South Africa)

In South Africa, a local municipality or Category B municipality is a type of municipality that serves as the third, and most local, tier of local government...

 in South Africa

South Africa

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. It is the economic hub of the Ugu District Municipality

Ugu District Municipality

Ugu is one of the 11 districts of KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Ugu is Zulu for "coast". The seat of Ugu is Port Shepstone. The majority of its 704 001 people speak IsiZulu...

 in the KwaZulu-Natal

KwaZulu-Natal

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 Province. The area attracts tourists from KwaZulu-Natal and other provinces as well as international tourists.

Beaches of world-class quality are to be found along the entire seaboard. Hibberdene

Hibberdene, KwaZulu-Natal

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

 Beach, Ramsgate

Ramsgate, KwaZulu-Natal

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 Beach, Marina Beach/San Lameer, and Lucien Beach have been recognized as Blue Flag beach

Blue Flag beach

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es. The climate of the coastal areas is humid and subtropical — comparable to southern Florida in the United States, but not quite as hot and rainy in the summer.

The coastline is dotted with small towns, many of which serve as seasonal recreational hubs, such as Port Shepstone, Umtamvuna / Port Edward

Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal

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, Margate

Margate, KwaZulu-Natal

Margate is a seaside resort town on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, just about 20 kilometres southwest of Port Shepstone. The river which flows into the sea at Margate is called "Nkhongweni" because the original inhabitants were reputed to be so mean that travellers had to beg for hospitality...

, Hibberdene

Hibberdene, KwaZulu-Natal

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

 and Impenjati / Southbroom. These towns feature a wide range of tourist-oriented businesses, including restaurants, bars, clubs, movie houses, golf courses, clothing shops, museums, and various types of accommodations. The income from these businesses has economically benefited the municipality as a whole.

Other economic activities include fishing, agriculture, crafts, and bead works.

The hilly inland regions of the municipality are largely under the ownership of tribal authorities. Such "traditional" settlements include KwaXolo, KwaNzimakwe, KwaNdwalane, KwaMadlala, KwaMavundla and KwaLushaba.

Towns in Hibiscus Coast

• Albersville
• Anerley
• Beacon Rocks
• Bendigo
• Bhethani
• Bhomela
• Black Rock
• Boboyi
• Buthongweni
• Cabhane
• Canaan
• Catalina
• Doc Wilson Point
• Dujazana
• Dumezulu
• Enkanyisweni
• Entaba
• Fairview
• Fairview Mission
• Gamalakhe
• Gamthilini
• Gcilima
• Glenmore Beach
• Grosvenor
• Gwababeni
• Hibberdene
  Hibberdene, KwaZulu-Natal
  Hibberdene is a small coastal town on KwaZulu-Natal south coast in South Africa. It was named after C. Maxwell-Hibberd, the former postmaster-general of Natal....
  
  
• Ingwemabala
• Ivy Beach
• Kumalai Estates
• KwaMadlala
• KwaNonhlanga
• KwaNzimakwe
• Kwaxolo
• Lawrence Rocks
  Lawrence Rocks
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• Leisure Bay
• Leisure Crest
• Louisiana
• Madakana
• Madlala
• Magog
• Manaba Beach
• Mandla
• Marburg
• Margate
  Margate, KwaZulu-Natal
  Margate is a seaside resort town on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, just about 20 kilometres southwest of Port Shepstone. The river which flows into the sea at Margate is called "Nkhongweni" because the original inhabitants were reputed to be so mean that travellers had to beg for hospitality...
  
  
• Marina Beach
• Mbecuka
• Mbotsha
• Mdlanzi
• Meadow Brook
• Melville
• Merlewood
• Mgangathe
• Mgolemi
• Mhlalandlini
• Mobatsha
• Mt. Amvuna N.R.
• Mtengwana
• Murchison
• Mvutshini
• Mzimakwe
• Ngodini
• Nkampini
• Nkoneni
• Nkothaneni
• North Sand Bluff
• Nositha
• Nsangwini
• Nsimbini
• Nyandezulu
• Nyanisweni
• Nzimakwe
• Oslo Beach
• Palm Beach
• Port Edward
  Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal
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• Port Shepstone
• Pumula
• Qina-About
• Ramsgate
  Ramsgate, KwaZulu-Natal
  Ramsgate is a village on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa,a land rich in exotic combinations of landscapes, people, history and culture. Ramsgate is located on the mouth of a river known by the Zulu name Bilanhlolo for the bubbles caused by strong currents making it look like the...
  
  
• Rennies Beach
• Rocklands
• Salmon Bay
• San Lameer
• Sea Park
• Shelly Beach
• Shobeni
• Sidobe
• Sigodadeni
• Silwane
• Southbroom
• Southport
• St. Michael's on Sea
• Sunduza
• Sunwich Port
• Thelawayeka
• Thembalethu
• Thongasi
• Three Hills
• Thundeza
• Trafalgar
• Umbango
• Umtentweni
  Umtentweni, KwaZulu-Natal
  Umtentweni is a small coastal resort town between the Mzimkulu River and the Mtentweni River . It is situated in the Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality in Ugu, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa...
  
  
• Umzinto
  Umzinto, KwaZulu-Natal
  Umzinto is a town 10 kilometres inland from Park Rynie on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa in the Umdoni Local Municipality which is under the Ugu District Municipality. It was a sugarcane growing area and the town was set up as the centre for a sugar mill. The first public company...
  
  
• Umzumbe
  Umzumbe, KwaZulu-Natal
  Umzumbe is a seaside resort situated at the mouth of the Mzumbe River in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The name of the river is derived from a band of Hlongwa cannibals who occupied the valley. The Hlongwa was almost wiped out by the Zulu king Shaka in 1828....
  
  
• Uvongo
  Uvongo, KwaZulu-Natal
  Uvongo is a seaside resort south of Port Shepstone at the mouth of the Ivunga River in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Uvongo is the largest residential area on the lower South Coast. The river has a waterfall that flows into a small gorge near the mouth...
  
  
• Windsor-on-Sea
• Wood Grange
• Woza
  WOZA
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