Map of Port Shepstone, South Africa

Port Shepstone is a city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, with a population of about 52,793. It lies at 30.7414°S, 30.4550°E. Port Shepstone is about 598 km (372 mi) south of Pretoria, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Margate, 16 km to the southwest.

Port Shepstone at a glance

Where is Port Shepstone?

• The 13th largest city in KwaZulu-Natal on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 09 min on the shortest day to 14 h 08 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Port Shepstone

• Margate — 16 km southwest
• Kokstad — 101 km west
• Mpumalanga — 105 km north
• Pinetown — 110 km north
• Durban — 113 km northeast
• Pietermaritzburg — 125 km north
• KwaDukuza — 176 km northeast
• Mthatha — 185 km southwest
• Mandeni — 200 km northeast
• eSikhaleni — 250 km northeast

Largest cities in KwaZulu-Natal

• Durban — 3,338,026
• Pietermaritzburg — 839,327
• Newcastle — 404,838
• Richards Bay — 252,968
• KwaDukuza — 161,177
• Vryheid — 150,012
• Pinetown — 144,026
• Ladysmith — 143,446
• Mpumalanga — 140,121
• Dundee — 84,413

Largest cities in South Africa

• Johannesburg — 9,418,183
• Cape Town — 4,772,846
• Durban — 3,338,026
• Pretoria — 2,112,693
• Soweto — 1,695,047
• Port Elizabeth — 1,050,078
• Pietermaritzburg — 839,327
• Benoni — 605,344
• Bloemfontein — 556,637
• Tembisa — 511,655

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.