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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in KwaZulu-Natal
- Also known as: “Mgeni”, “Mgeni River”, and “uMgeni”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Umgeni River Bird Park and Burman Bush.
Umgeni River Bird Park
Park
Photo: China Crisis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Umgeni River Bird Park is a bird zoo located in Durban, in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Burman Bush
Nature reserve
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burman Bush is a nature reserve in Morningside, Durban, situated some 8 km north of the CBD. At about 50 hectares it constitutes a small circular enclave of coastal forest which forms part of the Durban Municipal Open Space System.
Riverside Soofie Mosque and Mausoleum
Photo: Anabbie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Riverside Soofie Mosque and Mausoleum is a mosque, mausoleum, and provincial heritage site in Durban, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Athlone and Morningside.
Athlone
Suburb
Athlone is an area of Durban, South Africa. The area is located to the north of the Umgeni River, and together with neighboring Umgeni Park is known colloquially as Riverside.
Sea Cow Lake
Suburb
Sea Cow Lake is a residential area in central Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Umgeni River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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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”
- German: “Mngeni River”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Umgeni”
- Irish: “Abhainn Umgeni”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Umgeni”
- Polish: “Mngeni”
- Portuguese: “Rio Mngeni”
- Portuguese: “rio Umgeni”
- Russian: “Умгени”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Umgeni”
- Spanish: “Río Umgeni”
- Venetian: “Fiume Umgeni”
- Welsh: “Afon Umgeni”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Umgeni River”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Riverside and New Kingsmead.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Umgeni and Stamford Hill.
KwaZulu-Natal: Must-Visit Destinations
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