Tugela River

The Tugela River is the largest river in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. With a total length of 560 km, and a drop of 1 370 metres in the lower 480 km, it is one of the most important rivers of the country.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in South Africa
  • Also known as: uThukela

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zinkwazi Beach and Tugela.

Suburb
is a small town on the North Coast of the province in . It is well known for its lagoon, which is an estuary of the Zinkwazi River. is situated 8 km southwest of Tugela River.

Village
is a town in Ilembe District Municipality in the province of . is situated 9 km northwest of Tugela River.

Tugela River

Latitude
-29.22506° or 29° 13′ 30″ south
Longitude
31.4971° or 31° 29′ 50″ east
Open location code
5G2HQFFW+XR
Geo­Names ID
947660
Wiki­data ID
Q476317
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Satellite Map

Discover Tugela River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Tugela River” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Tugelarivier
  • Asturian: Ríu Tugela
  • Basque: Tugela ibaia
  • Belarusian: Тугела
  • Bulgarian: Тугела
  • Burmese: တုဂီလာမြစ်
  • Catalan: Riu Tugela
  • Cebuano: Tugela River
  • Chinese: 图盖拉河
  • Chinese: 圖蓋拉河
  • Croatian: Tugela
  • Czech: Tugela
  • Dutch: Tugela
  • Dutch: Tugelarivier
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر توجيلا
  • Estonian: Tugela jõgi
  • Finnish: Thukela
  • Finnish: Tugela-joki
  • Finnish: Tugela
  • French: Rivière Tugela
  • French: Tugela
  • German: Thukela River
  • German: Thukela
  • German: Tugela
  • German: UThukela River
  • Greek: Ποταμός Τουγκέλα
  • Greek: Τουγκέλα
  • Greek: Τουκέλα
  • Hebrew: נהר טוגלה
  • Hindi: तुगेला नदी
  • Indonesian: Sungai Tugela
  • Irish: Abhainn Tugela
  • Italian: Tugela
  • Japanese: ツゲラ川
  • Japanese: トゥゲラ川
  • Kinyarwanda: Umugezi wa Tugela
  • Kirghiz: Тугела
  • Lithuanian: Tugela
  • Malayalam: ടുഗേല നദി
  • Malayalam: തുഗെല നദി
  • Mingrelian: ტუგელა (წყარმალუ)
  • Mingrelian: ტუგელა
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Tugela
  • Norwegian: Tugela
  • Persian: رود توگلا
  • Polish: Tugela
  • Portuguese: Rio Tugela
  • Russian: Тугела
  • Serbian: Tugela
  • Serbian: Река Тугела
  • Serbian: Река Тукела
  • Serbian: Тугела
  • Serbian: Тукела
  • Serbo-Croatian: Tugela
  • South Azerbaijani: توقلا چایی
  • Spanish: Rio Tugela
  • Spanish: Río Tugela
  • Swahili: Mto Tugela
  • Swati: Umfula iTugela
  • Swedish: Tugela River
  • Swedish: Tugela
  • Swedish: Tugelafloden
  • Turkish: Tugela Nehri
  • Ukrainian: Тугела
  • Ukrainian: Туґела
  • Venetian: Fiume Tugela
  • Welsh: Afon Tugela

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tugela Mouth and Mangeti.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tugela Beach and Red Hill.

KwaZulu-Natal: Must-Visit Destinations

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