Mthwalume
Mtwalume, correctly known as uMthwalume, is a settlement in Ugu District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. A small seaside village about 87 km south of Durban, it is predominantly a holiday and fishing village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: human settlement in South Africa
- Also known as: “Mtwalume” and “Umtwalumi”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ifafa Beach and Bazley.
Ifafa Beach
Suburb
Ifafa Beach is a small coastal town situated in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa. It is situated on the lagoon of the Fafa River mouth. The river's name is derived from the Zulu word "iFafa" which means sparkling. Ifafa Beach is situated 4 km northeast of Mthwalume.
Bazley
Suburb
Bazley or Bazley Beach is a residential beach town along the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, south of Durban. It was named after John Bazley, an engineer and Byrne Settler whose son William successfully opened the Mzimkulu River mouth for shipping in the 1880s, at the place now known as Port Shepstone. Bazley is situated 7 km northeast of Mthwalume.
Mthwalume
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: UMdoni Local Municipality, Ugu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-30.49222° or 30° 29′ 32″ southLongitude
30.63083° or 30° 37′ 51″ eastElevation
55 metres (180 feet)United Nations Location Code
ZA MTWOpen location code
4GXGGJ5J+48OpenStreetMap ID
node 262712724OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
972772Wikidata ID
Q6930513
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Romanian—“Mthwalume” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Mtwalume”
- Asturian: “Mtwalume”
- Chinese: “姆吐瓦魯梅”
- Chinese: “姆圖瓦盧梅”
- Dutch: “Mtwalume”
- Estonian: “Mtwalume”
- Pedi: “Mtwalume”
- Romanian: “Mtwalume”
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