Oslo Beach

Oslo Beach is a suburb of Port Shepstone in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is part of the KZN South Coast region. It is located on the southern outskirts of Port Shepstone and is perfectly positioned because it is only 3 kilometers away from Shelly Beach and is also close to the Port Shepstone CBD. [2]

Oslo Beach
Oslo Beach
Oslo Beach
Coordinates: 30°45′00″S 30°27′00″E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictUgu
MunicipalityRay Nkonyeni
Main PlacePort Shepstone
Area
 • Total5.69 km2 (2.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total3,085
 • Density541.86/km2 (1,403.4/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African31.63%
 • Coloured3.66%
 • Indian/Asian29.71%
 • White34.71%
 • Other0.29%
First languages (2011)
 • English58.39%
 • Zulu17.05%
 • Afrikaans12.88%
 • Xhosa7.91%
 • Other2.04%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
4240
PO box
4240
Area code039

It is located along the R620 regional route to Port Shepstone and Margate and also marks the end of the route.

Facilities

Oslo Beach has two schools, Creston College [3] and Suid-Natal Primere Skool[4] which is an Afrikaans school. Most schools in the Lower South Coast are in Port Shepstone and Margate.[5][6]

There are no shopping malls in Oslo Beach and so the nearest ones are either in Port Shepstone or Shelly Beach or even further to Margate.[7]

In terms of medical facilities, the nearest public hospital is the Port Shepstone Regional Hospital and the nearest private hospital is the Hibiscus Private Hospital which is also in Port Shepstone.[8]

References
  1. "Sub Place Oslo Beach". Census 2011.
  2. "Oslo Beach". www.sa-venues.com. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  3. "https://www.curro.co.za". www.curro.co.za. Retrieved 2020-01-01. External link in |title= (help)
  4. "😀😡😇 Suid-natal Primere Skool, Schools, Kwazulu Natal, ...039 682 6". www.africanadvice.com. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  5. "Primary Schools - South Coast Directory". www.southcoastdirectory.co.za. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  6. "High Schools - South Coast Directory". www.southcoastdirectory.co.za. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  7. "Shopping Centres - South Coast Directory". www.southcoastdirectory.co.za. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  8. "Hospitals - South Coast Directory". www.southcoastdirectory.co.za. Retrieved 2020-01-01.


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