Shelly Beach, KwaZulu-Natal

Shelly Beach is a coastal town in Ugu District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It is located between halfway Uvongo and Port Shepstone.

Shelly Beach
Shelly Beach
Shelly Beach
Coordinates: 30.798°S 30.410°E / -30.798; 30.410
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictUgu
MunicipalityRay Nkonyeni
Main PlaceMargate
Area
 • Total5.37 km2 (2.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,577
 • Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African29.3%
 • Coloured1.9%
 • Indian/Asian8.5%
 • White60.1%
 • Other0.2%
First languages (2011)
 • English51.8%
 • Afrikaans21.8%
 • Zulu17.0%
 • Xhosa6.0%
 • Other3.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
4265
PO box
4265

Geography

Shelly Beach is bordered by the Mhlanga River in the south, the Zotsha River in the north and the R61 highway in the west. The Mhlanga River acts as the boundary between Shelly Beach and St Michael's on Sea whilst the Zotsha River acts as the boundary between Shelly Beach and Oslo Beach, a suburb of Port Shepstone.

Facilities

Shopping Centres

It includes the largest shopping centres in the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, South Coast Mall[2] and Shelly Centre.[3][4]

Hospitals

There is also one hospital in Shelly Beach, the Shelly Beach Hospital, a private hospital located opposite of South Coast Mall.[5]

Business Sector

Shelly Beach has grown exponentially in the recent years especially with it being the "shopping gateway" to the KZN South Coast (with the two largest malls in the region) and the recent opening of the Shelly Beach Hospital.[6][7]

It is also the location of the Eskom regional offices, home to a few car delearships and to a few other stores and restaurants.[8]

Tourism

Beaches

There also two beaches within Shelly Beach which is the Windsor on Sea Beach and the Shelly Beach.

The name "Shelly Beach" gives an indication that there are many shells on the beaches in which there are. Here, the finest miniature pink lady shells can be found hidden among the many varieties.

Snorkeling & Diving

Shelly Beach boasts numerous popular diving and snorkelling sites where the most spectacular varieties of tropical fish, sharks, corals as well as mystical underwater caves can be discovered. These popular sites include Potato Reef, The Caves, Deep Salmon, Arena Reef, Bo Boyi Reef and Adda Reef.[9]

Roads

The R620 runs through the town and connects to Port Shepstone in the north and Uvongo and Margate in the south. The R61 highway runs west of the town with exit 39 connecting to the Izotsha Road. The Izotsha Road then connects to Shelly Beach in the east and Izotsha in the west.

References
  1. "Sub Place Shelly Beach". Census 2011.
  2. "Home". Southcoast Mall. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  3. "Shelly Centre". www.safarinow.com. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  4. "Shelley Centre in Shelly Beach, KwaZulu Natal". www.sa-venues.com. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  5. "Home". Shelly Beach Hospital. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  6. "Shelly Beach Shopping". KwaZulu Natal South Coast. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  7. "Shelly Beach Hospital to open soon". South Coast Herald. 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  8. "KwaZulu Natal". www.eskom.co.za. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  9. "Shelly Beach". www.sa-venues.com. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
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