Port Shepstone
Port Shepstone | |
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Port Shepstone Lighthouse | |
| Coordinates: 30°45′00″S 30°27′00″E / 30.75000°S 30.45000°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | Ugu |
| Municipality | Ray Nkonyeni |
| Area | |
• Total | 38.02 km2 (14.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 35,633 |
| • Density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 39.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 32.1% |
| • White | 21.3% |
| • Coloured | 6.3% |
| • 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 |
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. 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.