Where is Hlobane, KwaZulu-Natal located?

Hlobane is located in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, at approximate coordinates -27.7162°, 30.9908°.

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Hlobane

KwaZulu-Natalvillage

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Air quality index

113Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Elevation1266 m

Coordinates-27.72°, 30.99°

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City facts

Overview

Hlobane is a town in Zululand District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude

-27.7162

Longitude

30.9908

Water area

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View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

113

PM2.5 (µg/m³)

40.7

PM10 (µg/m³)

41.3

Ozone (µg/m³)

NO₂ (µg/m³)

18.3

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)

3,053

Distinct species (top 10)

Most-observed species

Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
46
Southern Fiscal
Lanius collaris Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
42
Hadada Ibis
Bostrychia hagedash (Latham, 1790) · Aves
39
Dark-capped Bulbul
Pycnonotus tricolor (Hartlaub, 1862) · Aves
34
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
30
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
27
Southern Bald Ibis
Geronticus calvus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
26
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
26

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)

Largest magnitude

4.4

Largest event

2012-05-27

Most recent

M 4.4 — 2012-05-27
14 km S of Piet Retief, South Africa

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Zondeni Veronica Sobukwe

South African anti-apartheid activist (1927-2018)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in KwaZulu-Natal

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Geography & sun

Elevation

4,154 ft (1266 m)

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

5.21

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,902

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

Avg daily Wikipedia views

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Autumn Pineapple Lily

Eucomis autumnalis

Seen 2026-02-05

Common Brown Water Snake

Lycodonomorphus rufulus

Seen 2025-03-24

Threespot Barb

Enteromius trimaculatus

Seen 2025-02-18

Silky Gladiolus

Gladiolus sericeovillosus

Seen 2024-12-31

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Hlobane, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

1.3 mi

1.3 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

• Wikipedia
• Wikimedia Commons
• Wikidata
• Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
• USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
• GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
• iNaturalist
• Open-Elevation
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API