Umgeni River
The Umgeni River or Mgeni River is a river in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It rises in the "Dargle" in the KZN Midlands, and its mouth is at Durban, some distance north of Durban's natural harbour.
- Stream
- …lies at an elevation of 3 metres (10 feet)
- Description: river in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Also known as“Mgeni”“Mgeni River”“uMgeni”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Umgeni River Bird Park and Burman Bush.
Umgeni River Bird Park
Park
The Umgeni River Bird Park is a bird zoo located…
Burman Bush
Nature reserve
Burman Bush is a nature reserve in Morningside, Durban, situated some 8 km north of the CBD.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Athlone and Morningside.
Athlone
Suburb
Athlone is a northern suburb of Durban, South Africa.
Morningside
Suburb
Morningside is an affluent suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Sea Cow Lake
Suburb
Sea Cow Lake is a residential area in central Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Umgeni River
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Latitude
-29.8088° or 29° 48′ 32″ south
Longitude
31.02258° or 31° 1′ 21″ east
Open location code
5G2H52RF+F2
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Umgeni River” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Umgenirivier”
- Asturian: “Ríu Umgeni”
- Catalan: “Riu Mangeni”
- Catalan: “riu Umgeni”
- Cebuano: “UMgeni (suba sa Habagatang Aprika, lat -29,81, long 31,02)”
- Cebuano: “UMgeni”
- Croatian: “Umgeni”
- Czech: “Umgeni”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر امجينى”
- Estonian: “Umgeni jõgi”
- French: “Umgeni (rivière)”
- French: “Umgeni”
- Fulah: “Maayo Umgeni”
- German: “Mngeni River”
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Mgeni River”
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Umgeni River”
- Hausa: “Kogin Mgeni”
- Hausa: “Kogin Umgeni”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Umgeni”
- Irish: “Abhainn Umgeni”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Umgeni”
- Polish: “Mngeni”
- Portuguese: “Rio Mngeni”
- Portuguese: “rio Umgeni”
- Russian: “Умгени”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Umgeni”
- Somali: “Webiga Umgeni”
- Spanish: “Río Umgeni”
- Swahili: “Mto Umgeni”
- Venetian: “Fiume Umgeni”
- Welsh: “Afon Umgeni”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Riverside and New Kingsmead.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Umgeni and Stamford Hill.
KwaZulu-Natal: Highlights
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