Shakaskraal | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -29.45°N 44°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | KwaZulu-Natal |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | iLembe |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | KwaDukuza |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Party: | ANC |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 2.19 |
Population Total: | 3296 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 22.2% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 2.4% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 74.1% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 0.3% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 1.0% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | English |
Demographics2 Info1: | 78.4% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Zulu |
Demographics2 Info2: | 14.1% |
Demographics2 Title3: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info3: | 1.6% |
Demographics2 Title4: | Xhosa |
Demographics2 Info4: | 1.6% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 4.3% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | 4430 |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | 4430 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 032 |
Shakaskraal is a town in Ilembe District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The town is dominated by local businesses and informal traders and main activities located in and nearby is sugar cane farming.
Shakaskraal is situated on the northern banks of the uMhlali River surrounded by the hilly sugarcane plantations of the Dolphin Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, which is the Greater Ballito area. The town is located approximately 3 km north of Umhlali and is located centrally to KwaDukuza and Ballito as it is 12 km north of Ballito and 15 km south-west of KwaDukuza.
Shakaskraal is served by the Shakaskraal Railway Station which is situated on the North Coast Line (Durban- KwaDukuza Line) and is operated by Metrorail with the North Coast Line trains running northwards to Groutville and KwaDukuza (Stanger) and southwards to Umhlali, oThongathi (Tongaat) and Durban.
The R102 is the main north–south road connecting Shakaskraal with Groutville and KwaDukuza to the north and Umhlali and oThongathi to the south (passes through the town centre) and is the untolled alternative route to the tolled N2 freeway. The P467 route is an east–west road connecting Shakaskraal with Palm Lakes Estate and Tinley Manor Beach and provides access to the N2 freeway (to Durban and KwaDukuza) by-passing Shakaskraal to the east.
The Shakaskraal Mosque is one of the most prominent landmarks and easily identifiable by its expansive dome towers and sits directly opposite the towns hardware and building supply store uShaka Megabuild.