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Kingsburgh is a resort town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 32 km south-west of Durban. The town is considered to be part of the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast

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Kingsburgh
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Coordinates: 30°05′S 30°52′E
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Municipality	eThekwini
Area [1]
• Total	11.65 km2 (4.50 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	16,368
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	22.7%
• Coloured	1.9%
• Indian/Asian	4.6%
• White	70.4%
• Other	0.4%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	53.4%
• Afrikaans	28.1%
• Zulu	15.2%
• Other	3.2%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	4126

History

Originally known as Southern Umlazi, it became a township in October 1942 and reached borough status in August 1952. Probably named after Richard Philip (Dick) King (1811-1871) who rode along here from Durban to Grahamstown on horseback to secure assistance for beleaguered British troops in 1842.[2]

Geography

Kingsburgh lies on the N2 highway that connects to Amanzimtoti and Durban to the north and Scottburgh and Port Shepstone to the south.

Kingsburgh comprises the seaside holiday resorts of Doonside, Illovo Beach, Karridene, St Winifred's Beach, Warner Beach and Winklespruit which lie to the east of the N2.

Kingsburgh's inner suburbs that lie on the hills above the town include Astra Park, Doonheights, Illovo Glen, Shulton Park and St Winifreds which lie west of the N2.

Transport

The N2 highway runs through Kingsburgh separating the coastal resorts from Karridene to Doonside lying to the east from the sugarcane plantations and inland suburbs from Astra Park to Doonheights lying to the west. The national highway links the town to Amanzimtoti and Durban in the north-east and Port Shepstone in the south-west. Access to Kingsburgh from the N2 is obtained through the R603 off-ramp (Exit 133) in Winklespruit and the Seadoone Road off-ramp (Exit 137) in Doonside.

The R102 Winklespruit Road/Kingsway runs as the main artery of Kingsburgh along the coastal resorts of the town. The regional route links the town to Amanzimtoti to the north and Umkomaas to the south.

The R603 Umbumbulu Road runs from the intersection with the R102 in Winklespruit to Umbumbulu and Umlaas Road in the north-west. The R603 can be used as an alternative route to Pietermaritzburg rather than using the N3 from Westville near Durban.

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