Magabeni

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Magabeni
Magabeni
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Coordinates: 30°10′12″S 30°46′01″E / 30.170°S 30.767°E / -30.170; 30.767Coordinates: 30°10′12″S 30°46′01″E / 30.170°S 30.767°E / -30.170; 30.767
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Municipality	eThekwini
Government
• Councillor	Buyisile Gumede (African National Congress)
Area [1]
• Total	1.74 km2 (0.67 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	4,928
• Density	2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	99.8%
• Coloured	0.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Zulu	93.6%
• Xhosa	2.2%
• English	1.5%
• Other	2.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	4170
Area code	039

Magabeni (also known as Magabheni) is a small township in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Magabeni is part of eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality. The nearest towns/neighbourhoods to Magabeni township are Umkomaas, , Craigieburn, , , and Ilfracombe. The nearest rural localities are , Empisini Nature Reserve, Ezembeni, , , Umgababa, Luthuli, , and .

It was designed as a suburb of Durban. Magabeni lies 4km from the Indian Ocean coast. The uMkomazi River is located some 1km south of the township. is the major industrial complex in the area, also located about 1km in the south. The township is served by a railway station which lies 3km to the east and the N2 freeway, which lies to the east, Shell Ultra City petrol station is located about 3km to the east. R197 Route serves the township and nearby townships such as Roseneath and Craigieburn, it serves Saiccor Mill as well.

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