Melville, KwaZulu-Natal

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Melville
Melville is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Melville
Melville
Coordinates: 30°39′25″S 30°30′54″E / 30.65694°S 30.51500°E / -30.65694; 30.51500Coordinates: 30°39′25″S 30°30′54″E / 30.65694°S 30.51500°E / -30.65694; 30.51500
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictUgu
MunicipalityRay Nkonyeni
Area
[1]
 • Total1.49 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,029
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African75.4%
 • Coloured2.7%
 • White21.7%
 • Other0.2%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Zulu60.0%
 • English15.5%
 • Xhosa8.3%
 • Other2.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
4240
Area code039

Melville is a seaside resort village on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Melville is a quiet and small seaside village regarded as something of an extension of Port Shepstone with no shopping centre or public transport to speak of with very little to no developments in the area and has wild banana trees (hence it has a beach called Banana Beach) and abundant indigenous vegetation. Nearby shopping centres are in Port Shepstone and Hibberdene.

Geography[]

Melville lies exactly halfway between Port Shepstone, the economic hub of the South Coast and Hibberdene with it lying 12 km south-west of Hibberdene and 11 km north-east of Port Shepstone as well as 107 km south-west of the city of Durban.[2][3][4]

Furthermore it lies between the small seaside villages of and Sunwich Port, with Pumula to the north and Sunwich Port to the south.

It lies on the R102 to Hibberdene and Durban to the north and Port Shepstone to the south.

Tourism[]

Melville has two beaches, Melville Beach and Banana Beach. As a resort village, it consists of a few recreational areas such as the Banana Beach Holiday Resort, Illanga Resort & Caravan Park and the Lalanathi Caravan & Camping Park.[5][6][7][8]

Nearby and larger beaches within the Lower South Coast are in Hibberdene, Ramsgate, St Michael's-on-Sea, Uvongo, Margate and Marina Beach.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Melville". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Melville to Hibberdene". Melville to Hibberdene. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Melville to Durban". Melville to Durban. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Melville Beach". www.sa-venues.com. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Banana Beach". www.safarinow.com. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  7. ^ "KZN South Coast, Hibiscus: Ilanga Caravan Park". Caravan & Outdoor Life. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Lalanathi Caravan and Camping Park - KwaZulu-Natal, South Coast, Caravan, Camping self-catering accommodation". www.lalanathi.caravanparks.co.za. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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