| Prospecton | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -29.9953°N 30.9331°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | eThekwini |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Subdivision Name4: | Durban |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.64 |
| Population Total: | 0 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | English |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Zulu |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 4133 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
Prospecton is an industrial suburb located south of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Since 1931, the open flat undeveloped land of Prospecton which separates the two residential areas of Isipingo, Isipingo Rail inland and Isipingo Beach on the coast, was under the administration of the Isipingo Rail Health Committee. This was until the 1960s when it began developing and was declared a "White" industrial area therefore it placed under the Borough of Amanzimtoti.
Many residents of Isipingo disagreed with the administration of Prospecton being under Amanzimtoti and the Isipingo Town Council petitioned the Natal Provincial Administration (NPA) frequently from 1976 to 1986 to incorporate Prospecton into Isipingo. The NPA maintained that, because Prospecton had been declared a "White" industrial township by the South African government, the province could not declare it part of Isipingo as it was an "Indian" area. [2]
Prospecton is situated approximately 19 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of the Durban CBD, bordered by the defunct Durban International Airport to the north, Isipingo Beach to the east, Athlone Park to the south, Lotus Park to the south-west and Isipingo Rail to the west. It forms part of the South Durban Basin, a heavily industrialised region south of Durban.[3]
Prospecton is a major industrial centre, being home to many large industries with largest of these industries being the Toyota South Africa's assembly plant, the only Toyota assembly plant in Africa.
Prospecton is bisected by the N2 freeway which runs through the area in a north–south direction from Durban to Port Shepstone with interchanges at Prospecton Road and Joyner Road. The R102 (Prospecton Road) is the main local route through Prospecton, connecting it with Athlone Park to the south and Isipingo Rail to the west.