St Michael's-on-sea

St Michael's-on-Sea (popularly known as St Michael's or St Mikes) is a small seaside village located on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, between Uvongo and Shelly Beach.

St Michael’s-on-sea
St Micheal's / St Mikes
St Michael’s-on-sea is located in KwaZulu-Natal
St Michael’s-on-sea
St Michael’s-on-sea
St Michael’s-on-sea is located in South Africa
St Michael’s-on-sea
St Michael’s-on-sea
Coordinates: 30.8212°S 30.4041°E / -30.8212; 30.4041
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictUgu
MunicipalityRay Nkonyeni
Main PlaceMargate
Area
[1]
 • Total0.46 km2 (0.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total299
 • Density650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African35.6%
 • Indian/Asian3.0%
 • White61.41%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • English45.5%
 • Afrikaans33.3%
 • Xhosa10.1%
 • Zulu9.4%
 • Other1.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
4265

Geography

St Micheal's-on-Sea is situated at the mouth of the Mhlanga River approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) south-west of Port Shepstone and 5 km (3.1 mi) north-east of Margate and is sandwiched between the coastal towns of Shelly Beach to the north and Uvongo to the south.[2][3]

St Michael’s is often included in the greater Shelly Beach area, sharing the same postal code as the area and sometimes St Michael’s is even spoken in the same breath as Uvongo. This is despite St Michael’s being statistically recognised as a separate sub-place from Shelly Beach and Uvongo.

Tourism

St Michael's-on-Sea's named St Michael's Beach or popular known as 'St Mike's Beach' lies on the mouth of the Mhlanga River, lying between its lagoon and the ocean.

St Michael's-on-Sea is synonymous with the St Michaels Sands Hotel and Restaurant, the main landmark of the village which is extremely popular amongst residents of the South Coast.[4] Other than St Michaels Sands, there are very few holiday apartments surrounding the hotel, a few guest houses and B&Bs.

The C-Bali restaurant, the only restaurant in St Michael's is also popular amongst South Coast residents and lies adjacent the St Michael's Beach.[5]

Transport

St Michael's-on-Sea is located at the junction of Marine Drive and Knoxgore Road. Marine Drive (R620 regional route) is the main north–south route through the village connecting Shelly Beach and Port Shepstone with Uvongo and Margate, while Knoxgore Road connects St Michael’s with Gamalakhe to the west.

References
  1. "Sub Place St Michaels on sea". Census 2011.
  2. "Distance St-Michael's-on-Sea, Ugu, Kwazulu-Natal, ZAF > Port-Shepstone, Ugu, Kwazulu-Natal, ZAF - Air line, driving route, midpoint". www.distance.to. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  3. "Distance St-Michael's-on-Sea, Ugu, Kwazulu-Natal, ZAF > Margate, Ugu, Kwazulu-Natal, ZAF - Air line, driving route, midpoint". www.distance.to. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  4. "St Michaels Sands Hotel". Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  5. "CBali Restaurant". CBali. Retrieved 2022-11-25.


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