Ballito

Ballito
Ballito
Coordinates	29 ° 32 ′  S , 31 ° 13 ′  E Coordinates: 29 ° 32 ′  S , 31 ° 13 ′  E
Basic data
Country	South Africa
province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	iLembe
local community	KwaDukuza
height	25 m
Residents	19,234 (2011)
founding	1954
Ballito Beach

Ballito is a resort in KwaZulu-Natal , South Africa . The place is about 40 kilometers north of Durban . In 2011 it had 19,234 inhabitants. Since dolphins are regularly sighted in the coastal region around Ballito, this area of ​​the north coast of KwaZulu-Natal is also known as the Dolphin Coast . The word ballito comes from Italian and means "little ball".

The city was founded in 1954 as a private settlement by the Glen Anil Development Corporation . The area was previously part of a sugar cane farm . In 1954, the Sunday Tribune published an advertisement for Ballito Bay to attract potential investors to the north coast with low prices. As early as 1964, the division of areas for residential buildings, hotels and campsites was included in the city map for the Compensation Beach settlement . The area stretched from Willard Beach to Clark Bay , Salmon Bay and Port Zimbali . A brochure with the first pictures of Ballito for marketing was published. With the slogan "Buy, Build & Play at Ballito Bay, The Caribbean of the North Coast - Natal" (German about "Buy, build and play in the Bay of Ballito, the Caribbean of the north coast in Natal") one hoped to attract vacationers who should invest in the area.

There are three major new shopping centers in Ballito: the Lifestyle Center , Juncion and Ballito Bay Mall .

Ballito, Salt Rock and Shaka's Rock are vacation spots for tourists en route to Zululand and the Battlefields , the scenes of the Boer Wars . For visitors there are hotels and apartments, beaches for swimming ( Willard Beach ) and for surfing ( Boulder Beach ). There is a 2.5-kilometer promenade along the beach.

literature

The English-language book The Birth of Ballito Pearl of Natal North Coast by Jack Nash, published in 2005, tells his personal story from Ballito's beginnings to 1986 when he left the area. In addition, there is a lot about the city's early pioneers and personalities, including his father-in-law, Reg Fripp, who built many of the first houses. Nash now lives in Hillcrest , but his personal story began in Ballito as a real estate agent for Glen Anil and ends with becoming chairman of the tourism boards for Ballito and the North Shore.

Web links

• Ballito Bay (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2011 census , accessed November 16, 2013