Mpolweni
Mpolweni is a railway station in UMshwathi Local Municipality, Umgungundlovu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal. Mpolweni is situated nearby to the village Albert Falls.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Albert Falls Dam.
Albert Falls Dam
Dam
Albert Falls Dam is a dam in the Umgeni River, just outside Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Established in 1976, the dam has a gross capacity of 290.1 million cubic meters and a surface area of 23.521 square kilometres. Albert Falls Dam is situated 4 km southwest of Mpolweni.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Albert Falls and Trust Feed.
Albert Falls
Village
Albert Falls is a town in Umgungundlovu District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It is next to the Albert Falls Game Reserve and the Albert Falls Dam. Albert Falls is situated 3½ km southwest of Mpolweni.
Trust Feed
Suburb
Trust Feed is a small rural town in Umgungundlovu District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The 1988 Trust Feed massacre, in which 11 people were shot dead by police, was significant in that it was one of the first cases of political violence in which the involvement of senior police officers was proven. Trust Feed is situated 9 km east of Mpolweni.
New Hanover
Suburb
New Hanover is a small town in the midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 35 kilometres north-east of Pietermaritzburg and 37 kilometres south of Greytown. New Hanover is situated 9 km northeast of Mpolweni.
Mpolweni
- Type: Railway station
- Also known as: “Impolweni” and “Mission Station Impolweni”
- Category: transportation
- Location: UMshwathi Local Municipality, Umgungundlovu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-29.41159° or 29° 24′ 42″ southLongitude
30.45457° or 30° 27′ 16″ eastElevation
785 metres (2,575 feet)Open location code
5G2GHFQ3+9ROpenStreetMap ID
node 1445782552OpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationGeoNames ID
973162
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