Izingolweni or eZinqoleni is a town situated along the N2 National Route on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal Province in South Africa, approximately 41 km south-east of Harding, 98 km south-east of Kokstad, 17 km south of Mahlabathini, 39 km west of Port Shepstone, and 41 km north-west of Port Edward.
The town was founded in the 1870s as a police and administration post. The name is derived from the Zulu language word for “place with very shallow holes”.
Izingolweni falls within the Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality, which is part of the Ugu District Municipality.
Roads
Izingolweni (eZinqoleni) is bypassed by the N2 National Route, routing traffic heading east from Harding and Kokstad towards Port Shepstone. The town can be accessed by turning off the N2 onto the main road from the east and west. The main road continues south-east towards Port Edward as a small rural road named the P284 (Izingolweni Road), which was recently rehabilitated in 2024.
