Port Shepstone

Port Shepstone
Port Shepstone Lighthouse
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Coordinates: 30°45′00″S 30°27′00″E / 30.75000°S 30.45000°E / -30.75000; 30.45000
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	Ugu
Municipality	Ray Nkonyeni
Area [1]
• Total	38.02 km2 (14.68 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	35,633
• Density	940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	39.7%
• Indian/Asian	32.1%
• White	21.3%
• Coloured	6.3%
• Other	0.5%
First languages (2011) [1]
• 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.^[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.