Manaba Beach is a small coastal town on the South Coast of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, located approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the Margate CBD and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south of Port Shepstone. The name ‘Manaba’ translates to 'ease and relaxation' in the Zulu language.[2]
Manaba Beach | |
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  Manaba Beach  Manaba Beach | |
| Coordinates: 30°50′S 30°23′E / 30.833°S 30.383°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | Ugu |
| Municipality | Ray Nkonyeni |
| Main Place | Margate |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.81 km2 (0.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 372 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 11.6% |
| • Coloured | 3.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.8% |
| • White | 83.5% |
| • Other | 0.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 51.0% |
| • English | 41.5% |
| • Zulu | 3.6% |
| • Other | 3.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 4276 |
| PO box | 4276 |
Geography edit
Forming part of the adjacent coastal town of Margate, Manaba Beach is sandwiched between Margate North Beach to the south and Uvongo to the north. The coastline along Manaba Beach is generally rocky and is therefore not popular amongst tourists who wish to swim or bathe in the ocean.
Economy edit
Manaba Beach functions as one of the smaller economic centres of the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, characterised by a number of retail and hardware stores and motor repair centres lined along the main road, Marine Drive. Albany, one of South Africa’s largest bread producers is one of the notable employers in the area with a bakery located on Marine Drive.[3]
Despite being largely being a residential and commercial centre, Manaba Beach is also a seaside resort area and has many self-catering holiday accommodation flats along the beach.[4]
Beach edit
The Manaba Beach vicinity consists of two beaches, Lucien and Manaba Beach. Lucien Beach is the blue flag beach on the north end of Margate Beach. Manaba Beach has lifeguards and also has shark nets which makes it a safe swimming beach. Margate Main Beach just south of Lucien Beach is also within easy access for residents of Manaba Beach. There are also natural rock pools along the rocks between these two beaches there is also a large tidal swimming pool.
Transport edit
Manaba Beach is bisected by the R620 (Marine Drive) connecting Uvongo to the north with Margate to the south. The area is also reached via Seaslopes Avenue, which provides access to the R61 freeway (to Port Shepstone and Port Edward) and Izotsha Road (to Gamalakhe and Ramsgate) to the west.
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Manaba Beach". Census 2011.
- ^ "Manaba Beach - SA-Venues.com". www.sa-venues.co.za.
- ^ "Albany Bakeries - Margate. Projects, photos, reviews and more | Snupit". www.snupit.co.za. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
- ^ "Manaba Beach Self Catering Holiday Accommodation South Coast". Van Heerden Letting. Retrieved 2021-04-29.