Port of Durban
The Port of Durban, commonly called Durban Harbour, is the largest and busiest shipping terminal in sub-Saharan Africa. It handles up to 31.4 million tons of cargo each year.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Harbor
- Description: Port in South Africa
- Also known as: “Bay of Natal”, “Durban Bay”, “Durban Harbor”, “Durban Harbour”, “Natal Bay”, “Natalbaai”, and “Port Natal”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Salisbury Island and Durban City Hall.
Salisbury Island
Island
Salisbury Island is located inside the Port of Durban on the east coast of South Africa; it is a former island until the Second World War when construction of a naval base connected it to the mainland by a causeway. Salisbury Island is situated 740 metres east of Port of Durban.
Durban City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Mariannebritsstrodl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Durban City Hall is a historic city hall located at Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Durban City Hall is situated 3 km north of Port of Durban.
Addington Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Addington Hospital is situated 2½ km northeast of Port of Durban.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Durban and North Beach.
Durban
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Durban is a city on the east coast of South Africa in the province of KwaZulu-Natal and in the municipality of eThekwini. It is the third largest city in South Africa and the busiest port in Africa.
North Beach
Suburb
North Beach is a residential area in central Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. North Beach is situated 4 km north of Port of Durban.
Port of Durban
- Categories: port and transportation
- Location: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-29.88319° or 29° 52′ 60″ southLongitude
31.02945° or 31° 1′ 46″ eastUnited Nations Location Code
ZA DUROpen location code
5G2H428H+PQOpenStreetMap ID
way 511713340OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=harbour
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Port of Durban from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Spanish—“Port of Durban” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Durban-hawe”
- Arabic: “ميناء ديربان”
- Asturian: “Puertu de Durban”
- Bengali: “ডারবান বন্দর”
- Cebuano: “Port of Durban”
- Chinese: “德班港”
- German: “Hafen Durban”
- Japanese: “ダーバン港”
- Malay: “Pelabuhan Durban”
- Spanish: “Puerto de Durban”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Island View and Point.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Port of Durban and Island View.
KwaZulu-Natal: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Durban, Pietermaritzburg, ISimangaliso Wetland Park, and Ladysmith.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Port of Durban”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.