Paddock, KwaZulu-Natal

Paddock is a small village in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Paddock
Old Paddock Station
Paddock
Paddock
Coordinates: 30°44′32″S 30°17′6″E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictUgu
MunicipalityRay Nkonyeni
Area
 • Total70.53 km2 (27.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total860
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African77.3%
 • White21.4%
 • Indian/Asian1.0%
 • Coloured0.2%
 • Other0%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu36.0%
 • Xhosa35.9%
 • English17.8%
 • Afrikaans4.3%
 • Other4.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
4244
PO box
4244

History

Alfred County Railway

Alfred County Railway is an abandoned 2 ft narrow gauge railway which runs from the southern transport hub of Port Shepstone via Izotsha and Paddock for 122 kilometres (76 mi) to Harding. Banana Express and Hamba Wehelle Express used to operate on this railway line.[3][4]

Banana Express which used to run between Port Shepstone station and Paddock, closed down in 2006.[5]

The last operations on the Alfred County Railway was the Hamba Wehelle Express, a diesel locomotive which was operated 2015. A short section of the railway line was between Paddock and Plains which was in use and a limited tourist service was being provided using a light weight carriage and an industrial Hunslet diesel locomotive.[6][7]

Administration

It is governed by the Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality and the Ugu District Municipality. It was previously governed by the Ezinqoleni Local Municipality until 3 August 2016 when the municipality was amalgamated with the Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality and was renamed to Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality.[8][9]

Geography

Paddock is located 25 km (16 mi) kilometres west of Port Shepstone and 16 km (9.9 mi) kilometres east of Izingolweni. It is located along the N2 (Main Harding Road) to Port Shepstone and Durban in the east Harding, Kokstad and Mthatha in the west.[10][11]

Paddock is also near the tourist attraction of Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve which is 18 km north-west of the town.[12]

Facilities

Paddock being a very small town/village has very little facilities however facilities include a police station, musalla and a Shell service station. The nearest public hospital is in Murchison and the nearest private hospital in Port Shepstone. The nearest shopping facilities are in Port Shepstone or Izingolweni.[13][14][15]

Agriculture

Paddock is surrounded by sugarcane and macadamia nuts plantations. Mayo Macs which is a company that grows macadamia nuts and has a processing plant just outside Paddock.[16][17][18][19]

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References
  1. https://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/5050012
  2. https://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/5050011
  3. "The Last Rites of The Alfred County Railway". www.sandstone-estates.com. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  4. Russell, Jesse; Cohn, Ronald (May 2012). Alfred County Railway. Book on Demand. ISBN 978-5-510-85520-3.
  5. "TIME TRAVEL: Remembering the Banana Express – video – eHowzit". Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  6. "Locomotive back on track a la good ol' Banana Express". South Coast Herald. 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  7. "The Gorgez View - Hamba Wehelie Express". www.gorgezview.co.za (in German). Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  8. "Census 2011: Small Area: Small Area 0011". census2011.adrianfrith.com. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  9. "Census 2011: Small Area: Small Area 0012". census2011.adrianfrith.com. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  10. "Paddock to Port Shepstone". Paddock to Port Shepstone. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  11. "Distance between Port Shepstone, Ugu, Kwazulu Natal, ZAF and Paddock, Ray Nkonyeni, Ugu, Kwazulu Natal, ZAF (South Africa)". distancecalculator.globefeed.com. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  12. "Distance between Paddock, Ray Nkonyeni, Ugu, Kwazulu Natal, ZAF and Oribi Gorge, Ugu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, ZAF (South Africa)". distancecalculator.globefeed.com. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  13. "Services | SAPS (South African Police Service)". www.saps.gov.za. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  14. "Paddock Musallah". Paddock Musallah. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  15. "PADDOCK HALFWAY HOUSE". find.shell.com. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  16. "Farms for sale in Paddock". www.propertyport.co.za. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  17. "3 Bedroom Farm for Sale in Paddock | Paddock - South Africa | IA0001222909". ImmoAfrica.net. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  18. "Home Page". Mayo Mac. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  19. "Woman fatally injured on KZN sugar farm". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
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