Port Shepstone
Province
Port Shepstone is situated at the mouth of one of the largest rivers on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, the Umzimkulu ( the great home of all rivers). Port Shepstone, located 120 kilometers south of Durban, is the administrative and economic center and also the formation of the southern Natal. 2011, the city had 35,633 inhabitants.
Different companies have settled here, including a sugar mill, a Kalkaufbereitungsanlage and a Travertinbruch. In addition, the district also timbers are obtained, acacia bark and harvested subtropical fruits.
The city is in the weather forecast the SABC as a boundary and is with the phrase " ... from Port Shepstone to Tugelamündung " ("... from Port Shepstone to the Tugela mouth" ) mentioned.
In the Abahlali baseMjondolo Township Gamalakhe action is active - a movement from the slums of Durban. It was founded by Lungisani Jama.
History
Port Shepstone was established in the year 1867, when travertine was found nearby. The city was named after Theophilus Shepstone, a member of the Government in Natal during the 1880s. On 8 May 1880, the first coastal ship landed in built by William Bazley harbor. Two years later, in 1882, moved a group of 246 Norwegian immigrants in the area. They played a major role in the development of the surrounding area. After 1901, the railway line had been opened to Durban, no longer needed at the Port, which also led to the fact that the estuary silted up again and made a re- use the port impossible. However, the lighthouse still stands with a light intensity of 27,000 candelas at the mouth of the Umzimkulu.
In 1883 the first school was founded in the city. Since it was too small in the 1950s, told you to school in the Port Shepstone Port Shepstone Primary School and High School.
Traffic
By Port Shepstone, the National Road N2. Furthermore, Port Shepstone has a railway station, which connects the city with Durban since 1917. Until 2008 there was also a narrow-gauge train to Harding, the Alfred County Railway.