| Hlabisa | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -28.1333°N 83°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Umkhanyakude |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Big Five Hlabisa |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.81 |
| Population Total: | 2469 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 96.9% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.6% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.4% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.8% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 1.3% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Zulu |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 90.0% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Sign language |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 3.7% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | English |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 1.9% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | S. Ndebele |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 1.0% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 3.3% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 3937 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 035 |
Hlabisa is a settlement in Umkhanyakude District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The village lies between the Hluhluwe and Umfolozi game reserves, some 40 km north-west of Mtubatuba. It is named after the Hlabisa tribe of Zulus,[2] and also known as kwaHlabisa.[3]
Neighbouring localities include Somkele (37 km); Nongoma (40 km); Kwamsane (43 km); Mtubatuba (47 km); Hluhluwe (48 km); Mahlabatini (50 km).[4]
In 2007, researchers studied local healthcare habits and how long it took people in Hlabisa sub-district to go to a hospital after they had been bitten by a snake.[5]