Uvongo

Uvongo
Uvongo
	Uvongo Beach
	Uvongo Uvongo
	Coordinates: 30°49′S30°23′E / 30.817°S 30.383°E
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	Ugu
Municipality	Ray Nkonyeni
Main Place	Margate
Area
• Total	4.52 km2 (1.75 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	4,288
• Density	950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	21.6%
• Coloured	2.0%
• Indian/Asian	4.4%
• White	71.8%
• Other	0.3%
First languages (2011)
• English	57.7%
• Afrikaans	25.5%
• Zulu	8.1%
• Xhosa	5.6%
• Other	3.2%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	4270
PO box	4270

Last updated April 14, 2024

Uvongo is a seaside resort town situated along the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast at the mouth of the Vungu River in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Situated 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Margate, Uvongo is the largest upmarket residential area on the Lower South Coast.

Uvongo beach lost its "Blue Flag" title due to storms damaging it in April 2007 but has managed to regain a clean and prestigious beach front. Uvongo still remains the playground of the rich,^{[ citation needed ]} with multimillion rand properties in the area. Uvongo is one of South Africa's favourite holiday destinations and attracts local and foreign tourists.^{[ citation needed ]}

Etymology

The town is named after the Vungu River,^[2] which is derived from the Zulu word that describes the sound of a waterfall or the wind in a gorge.

Geography

Located south of the Mhlangeni River, Uvongo lies between the coastal towns of St Michael’s-on-Sea and Shelly Beach to the north and Manaba Beach and Margate to the south.

The main river flowing through Uvongo, the Vungu River, forms a 23 metre high waterfall known as the Uvongo Falls above the river lagoon that flows into a small gorge at the river mouth.^[3]

The Greater Uvongo area consists of three smaller suburbs, namely Uvongo proper, situated inland from the coastline, Uvongo Beach, situated along the coastline north of the Vungu River, and Beacon Rocks, situated along the coastline south of the Vungu River.^[4]

Transport

Roads

Uvongo is bisected by the R620 (Marine Drive) connecting Shelly Beach to the north with Margate to the south and lies just off the R61 highway (future N2 Wild Coast Toll Route) between Port Shepstone in the north and Port Edward in the south. The area can also be reached via Knoxgore Road from Gamalakhe in the north-west and Seaslopes Avenue, which provides access to the R61.

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References

1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Uvongo". Census 2011.
↑ Jenkins, Elwyn (2007), Falling into place: the story of modern South African place names, David Philip Publishers, p. 76
↑ "Uvongo". www.sa-venues.com. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
↑ "Census 2011: Main Place: Margate". census2011.adrianfrith.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.

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[census2011-1] 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Uvongo". Census 2011.

[Jenkins-2] Jenkins, Elwyn (2007), Falling into place: the story of modern South African place names, David Philip Publishers, p. 76

[3] "Uvongo". www.sa-venues.com. Retrieved 5 July 2023.

[4] "Census 2011: Main Place: Margate". census2011.adrianfrith.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Ugu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal
District seat: Port Shepstone
Ray Nkonyeni	Anerley Gamalakhe Hibberdene Izingolweni Mahlabathini Marburg Margate Munster Palm Beach Port Edward Port Shepstone Ramsgate Shelly Beach Southbroom Trafalgar Umtentweni Umzumbe Uvongo	Ugu District within South Africa
Umzumbe	Mathulini St. Faith's
uMuziwabantu	Harding Weza
uMdoni	Amahlongwa Amandawe Bazley Ifafa Beach Kelso KwaCele Mayfield Umtalumi (Mtwalume) Nkwifa Park Rynie Pennington Scottburgh Sezela Umzinto