Port Shepstone

Port Shepstone is a large town situated on the mouth of the Mzimkhulu River, the largest river on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast of . It is located halfway between and Margate and is positioned 120 km south of .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Port Shepstone railway station.

Railway station
is a railway station located in Port Shepstone, . The station serves as both the southern terminus of Cape Gauge 111 kilometres line from to , as well as the southern coastal terminus of the narrow gauge Alfred County Railway to Harding, KwaZulu-Natal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Umtentweni and Marburg.

Village
, also officially known as eMthenteni, is a small coastal resort on the of , , between the Mzimkulu River and the Mtentweni River. is situated 4 km northeast of Port Shepstone.

Suburb
is a settlement in the in the province of , situated approximately 112 kilometres south-west of the city of .

Suburb
, or Bhobhoyi, is a peri-urban settlement in , . It is located 8 kilometres west of Port Shepstone and is named after the River which runs through the area. is situated 6 km west of Port Shepstone.

Port Shepstone

Latitude
-30.7428° or 30° 44′ 34″ south
Longitude
30.4506° or 30° 27′ 2″ east
Population
52,800
Elevation
36 metres (118 feet)
United Nations Location Code
ZA ZCK
Open location code
4GXG7F42+V6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 262721946
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
964406
Wiki­data ID
Q121395
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Port Shepstone” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Port Shepstone
  • Arabic: ميناء شيبستون
  • Asturian: Port Shepstone
  • Catalan: Port Shepstone
  • Cebuano: Port Shepstone
  • Chinese: 謝普斯敦港
  • Chinese: 谢普斯敦港
  • Dutch: Port Shepstone
  • Egyptian Arabic: ميناء شيبستين
  • Estonian: Port Shepstone
  • French: Port Shepstone
  • German: Port Shepstone
  • Italian: Port Shepstone
  • Malagasy: Port Shepstone
  • Occitan (post 1500): Port Shepstone
  • Pedi: Port Shepstone
  • Polish: Port Shepstone
  • Portuguese: Port Shepstone
  • Romanian: Port Shepstone
  • Russian: Порт-Шепстон
  • Urdu: پورٹ شیپسٹون
  • Yue Chinese: 謝普斯敦港
  • Zulu: IPort Shepstone
  • Port Shepstone

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Port Shepstone Regional Hospital and Hibiscus Private Hospital.

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