Leisure Bay

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Leisure Bay
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Leisure Bay
Coordinates: 31°1′7.32″S30°14′20.14″E / 31.0187000°S 30.2389278°E / -31.0187000; 30.2389278
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District Ugu
Municipality Ray Nkonyeni
Main Place Port Edward
Area
[1]
 • Total24.18 km2 (9.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total4,409
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 •  Black African 30.9%
 •  Coloured 2.7%
 •  Indian/Asian 5.2%
 •  White 60.6%
 • Other0.6%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 •  English 49.6%
 •  Afrikaans 24.0%
 •  Xhosa 11.8%
 •  Zulu 10.8%
 • Other3.8%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
4295
Area code 039

Leisure Bay is a small coastal village located on the Lower South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.

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Geography

Leisure Bay is situated between Port Edward and Glenmore Beach and lies approximately 26 km (16 mi) south-west of Port Shepstone and 98 km (61 mi) south-west of Durban. [2] [3]

Leisure Bay is regarded as one of the many extensions of Port Edward including Glenmore Beach, Munster and Palm Beach. The village can also been seen as a collective with the villages of Leisure Crest to the north and Ivy Beach to the south.

Lifestyle

The village is a quiet one and remains unspoilt with most of it covered in subtropical vegetation due to the little development occurring in these villages between Port Edward and Margate. It is also popular with artists, and many of them live and work in the area due to the tranquil lifestyle of the village. [4]

Tourism

As the name implies, Leisure Bay acts very much as a holiday destination or a relaxation escape for tourists. [5]

Leisure Bay has access to three shark-protected beaches Kidds Beach (not to be confused with Kidd's Beach in the Eastern Cape), T.O Beach and Ivy Beach which are patrolled by lifeguards during school holiday periods. [6]

Transport

Leisure Bay has no access to public transport and is therefore dependent on private transportation. Leisure Bay can be accessed by turning off the R61 (to Port Edward and Port Shepstone) onto the three access roads into the village namely Fisherman’s Drive (north), Torquay Avenue (central) and Old Main Road (south).

Leisure Bay Conservancy

The Leisure Bay Conservancy includes the area from the Boboyi River in the south, the Thongazi River in the north, the Indian Ocean in the east and the R61 in the west and is registered with Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife and Conservation KZN since January 2012. The conservancy was formed to preserve the biodiversity in the natural environment of coastal and riverine forest, coastal bush, grasslands, help control the invasion of alien species, and promote the planting of indigenous vegetation in Leisure Bay. This successively assists in preserving wildlife in the area, including caracal, water mongoose, bushbuck, duiker, leopard and a wide range of bird and insect life. [7]

This is one of 6 conservancies in the Port Edward/Southbroom area including part of a broader green belt that includes the Munster, Trafalgar, Mpenjati, Marina Beach and Umtamvuna conservancies. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Port Edward". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Distance Leisure-Bay, Ugu, Kwazulu-Natal, ZAF > Port-Shepstone, Ugu, Kwazulu-Natal, ZAF - Air line, driving route, midpoint". www.distance.to. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  3. ↑ "Distance Leisure-Bay, Ugu, Kwazulu-Natal, ZAF > Durban, EThekwini, Kwazulu-Natal, ZAF - Air line, driving route, midpoint". www.distance.to. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  4. ↑ "Leisure Bay Accommodation, KwaZulu-Natal". www.wheretostay.co.za. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  5. ↑ "Houses For Sale in Leisure Bay - MyRoof.co.za". www.myroof.co.za. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  6. ↑ "Leisure Bay". www.sa-venues.com. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  7. ↑ "Conservancy, firefly sanctuary lights the way". Roving Reporters. 2020-03-22. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  8. ↑ Conservancy, Leisure Bay. "Leisure Bay nature and conservation". Leisure Bay Conservancy. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
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