Mobeni | |
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  Mobeni  Mobeni | |
| Coordinates:29°56′53″S30°57′09″E / 29.9480°S 30.9525°E /-29.9480; 30.9525 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Municipality | eThekwini |
| Main Place | Durban |
| Government | |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.77 km2 (3.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 10 833 |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 78.9% |
| • Coloured | 1.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 18.2% |
| • White | 0.9% |
| • Other | 0.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 49.0% |
| • English | 22.8% |
| • Xhosa | 12.3% |
| • Other | 15.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 4052 (Mobeni)/4092 (Mobeni Heights) |
| PO box | 4060 |
Mobeni is a suburb ofDurban inKwaZulu-Natal,South Africa and forms part of the heavily industrialised South Durban Basin, a sub-region south of Durban.
Mobeni is a collective of three suburbs that lie betweenChatsworth and theBluff, namely the industrial suburbs of Mobeni East and Mobeni West and the residential suburb of Mobeni Heights. Mobeni Heights lies west of theN2 highway on theM1 (Higginson Highway), Mobeni West lies between the N2 andR102 (South Coast Road) and Mobeni East lies between theM4 highway and Jacobs.
Mobeni is located approximately 9 km south-west ofDurban'sCentral Business District (CBD). It is located in a strategic location between two highways, theN2 to the east and theM4. The N2 links toKing Shaka International Airport andKwaDukuza in the north andAmanzimtoti andPort Shepstone in the south whilst the M4 links to the Durban CBD in the north-east and the N2,Umlazi andIsipingo in the south-west.[2]
It is bordered by Clairwood to the north, theBluff to the east, Reunion to the south,Chatsworth to the south-west andWoodlands and Montclair to the west.