Westbrook, South Africa

Westbrook
A view of Westbrook with the ocean in the background
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Coordinates: 29°35′32″S 31°09′23″E
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Municipality	eThekwini
Area
• Total	1.58 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,526
• Density	970/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	20.5%
• Coloured	2.9%
• Indian/Asian	30.3%
• White	46.0%
• Other	0.3%
First languages (2011)
• English	69.3%
• Zulu	14.1%
• Afrikaans	11.7%
• Xhosa	1.9%
• Other	3.0%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	4399
PO box	4406
Area code	032

Westbrook, also known as Westbrook Beach is a coastal village on the North Coast of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) north-east of Durban and 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of oThongathi.

Overview

Situated just south of the uThongathi River, Westbrook is the northernmost coastal suburb of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality. It is a quiet and small coastal village covered in dense milkwood trees typical of this coastline with very limited public facilities. The nearest urban centres are oThongathi (7 km), Ballito (10 km) and uMhlanga (19 km).

Although statistically recognised as a separate main place from oThongathi, Westbrook is often included as part of the Greater oThongathi area and shares the same postal code as the town.

Transport

Westbrook is bypassed by the major N2 toll freeway to the west, heading north from Durban to KwaDukuza and is connected to the N2 by Ushukela Drive at the exit 202. The M4 (Leo Boyd Highway) runs through Westbrook heading north from uMhlanga to Ballito and is an untolled alternative route to the N2 toll freeway. The M43 (Ushukela Drive) originates from the traffic circle with the M4 and heads west towards oThongathi.