Sunwich Port | |
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Coordinates: 30°39′54″S30°30′40″E / 30.665°S 30.511°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | Ugu |
Municipality | Ray Nkonyeni |
Main Place | Port Shepstone |
Area | |
• Total | 0.70 km2 (0.27 sq mi) |
Population (2011) [1] | |
• Total | 820 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 36.0% |
• Coloured | 2.1% |
• Indian/Asian | 2.8% |
• White | 58.6% |
• Other | 0.5% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 4.0% |
• Zulu | 26.7% |
• Afrikaans | 24.0% |
• Xhosa | 6.1% |
• Other | 1.2% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
PO box | 4230 |
Area code | 039 |
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