Port Shepstone
Coastal town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Port Shepstone is a large town situated on the mouth of the Mzimkhulu River, the largest river on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast of South Africa.[2] It is located halfway between Hibberdene and Margate and is positioned 120 km south of Durban. It serves as the administrative, educational, industrial and commercial centre for southern Natal.
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Port Shepstone | |
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Coordinates: 30°45′00″S 30°27′00″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | Ugu |
Municipality | Ray Nkonyeni |
Area | |
• Total | 38.02 km2 (14.68 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 35,633 |
• Density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 39.7% |
• Coloured | 6.3% |
• Indian/Asian | 32.1% |
• White | 21.3% |
• Other | 0.5% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 55.3% |
• Zulu | 21.4% |
• Xhosa | 10.5% |
• Afrikaans | 9.3% |
• Other | 3.5% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 4240 |
PO box | 4240 |
Area code | 039 |
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