St Michael's-on-Sea (popularly known as St Michael's or St Mikes) is a small seaside village located on the

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, between

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and Shelly Beach.

Geography

St Micheal's-on-Sea is situated at the mouth of the Mhlanga River, approximately 10 km south-west of

Port Shepstone Port Shepstone is a large town situated on the mouth of the Mzimkhulu River, the largest river on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast of South Africa. It is located halfway between Hibberdene and Margate and is positioned 120 km south of Durban. ...

and 5 km north-east of

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. St Michael's is bordered by Shelly Beach to the north and

to the south and falls under the Greater Shelly Beach area sharing the same postal code as Shelly Beach.

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. 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.

Transport

The R620 (Marine Drive) is the thoroughfare through St Michael's-on-Sea, linking the seaside village to Shelly Beach and Port Shepstone in the north-east and Uvongo, Margate,

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and

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in the south-west. ‘Knoxgore Road’ which begins at the R620 intersection in St Michael's-on-Sea links the village to the township of Gamalakhe in the north-west.

References

Populated places in the Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality Populated coastal places in South Africa KwaZulu-Natal South Coast {{KwaZuluNatal-geo-stub