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Shelly Beach is a coastal resort town on the South Coast of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It is located halfway between Uvongo and Port Shepstone.

Shelly Beach
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Coordinates: 30.798°S 30.410°E / -30.798; 30.410
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	Ugu
Municipality	Ray Nkonyeni
Main Place	Margate
Area [1]
• Total	5.37 km2 (2.07 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,577
• Density	480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	29.3%
• Coloured	1.9%
• Indian/Asian	8.5%
• White	60.1%
• Other	0.2%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	51.8%
• Afrikaans	21.8%
• Zulu	17.0%
• Xhosa	6.0%
• Other	3.5%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	4265
PO box	4265

Geography

Shelly Beach is bordered by the Mhlanga River in the south, the Zotsha River in the north and the R61 highway in the west. The Mhlanga River acts as the boundary between Shelly Beach and St Michael's on Sea whilst the Zotsha River acts as the boundary between Shelly Beach and Oslo Beach, a suburb of Port Shepstone.

Facilities

Shopping centres

It includes the largest shopping centres in the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, Southcoast Mall[2] and Shelly Centre.[3][4]

Hospitals

There is one hospital in Shelly Beach, the private Shelly Beach Hospital, located opposite of Southcoast Mall.[5]

Business sector

Shelly Beach has grown exponentially in recent years, especially with it being the "shopping gateway" to the KZN South Coast (with the two largest malls in the region) and the recent opening of the Shelly Beach Hospital.[6][7]

It is also the location of the Eskom regional offices, home to several car dealerships, and a few other stores and restaurants.[8]

Tourism

Beaches

There also two beaches within Shelly Beach, Windsor on Sea Beach and Shelly Beach.

The name "Shelly Beach" refers to the many shells on the beaches in which there are. Here, the finest miniature pink lady shells can be found among many other varieties.

Snorkelling & diving

Shelly Beach boasts numerous popular diving and snorkelling sites, where the most spectacular varieties of tropical fish, sharks, corals as well as mystical underwater caves can be discovered. These popular sites include Potato Reef, The Caves, Deep Salmon, Arena Reef, Bo Boyi Reef, and Adda Reef.[9]

Roads

The R620 runs through the town and connects to Port Shepstone in the north and Uvongo and Margate in the south. The R61 highway runs west of the town with exit 39 connecting to the Izotsha Road. The Izotsha Road connects to Shelly Beach in the east and Izotsha in the west.

References

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