Winklespruit is a small seaside resort north of the mouth of the Illovo River in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It forms part of eThekwini. On May 10, 1875 the schooner Tonga which was carrying wares for Durban was wrecked here. The sailors not wanting the cargo to go to waste set up a store on the river bank and sold the water damaged goods. The store was known by the Afrikaans as winkel (shop).

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Winklespruit
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Coordinates: 30°06′S 30°51′E
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Municipality	eThekwini
Main Place	Kingsburgh
Area [1]
• Total	2.03 km2 (0.78 sq mi)
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,689
• Density	830/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	21.0%
• Coloured	3.0%
• Indian/Asian	3.1%
• White	72.7%
• Other	0.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	51.1%
• Afrikaans	37.3%
• Zulu	9.5%
• Xhosa	1.1%
• Other	1.0%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	4145
PO box	4126
Area code	031

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