Ballito
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Ballito is an affluent coastal town located in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Ballito is about north of Durban and 24 kilometres (15 mi) south of KwaDukuza. It forms part of the KwaDukuza Local Municipality, and iLembe District Municipality. Dolphins and Whales are common on this stretch of the North Coast shoreline, hence the nickname Dolphin Coast.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ballito
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- 410104 Ballito Bch 7.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Ballito Beach, 2004
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa#Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- iLembe
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- KwaDukuza
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Main Place
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.leader_title
- Councillor
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 22.16
- Settlement.population_total
- 19234
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.ballito.net
- Image
- Ballito South Africa beach view 1.jpg
- Dialing code
- 032
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- Commons category
- Ballito
- inception
- 1954-01-01
- postal code
- 4420
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Ballito is an affluent coastal town located in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Ballito is about north of Durban and 24 kilometres (15 mi) south of KwaDukuza. It forms part of the KwaDukuza Local Municipality, and iLembe District Municipality. Dolphins and Whales are common on this stretch of the North Coast shoreline, hence the nickname Dolphin Coast.
Prior to 1 December 2023, vehicle registration plates in Ballito started with NT - N for Natal, T for Lower Tugela, a river that lies about 45 kilometres to the north.
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