Mhlathuze River

The Mhlathuze River is a river in . Located in , its catchment area has a surface area of 4,209 km2. It rises in the west in the hills at an altitude of 1,519 m and flows over 100 km eastwards to the sea forming an estuary.
  • Stream
  • …lies at an elevation of 2 metres (7 feet)
  • Description: river in South Africa
  • Also known as
    “Mhlatuze River”
    “Mhlatuzi River”
    “Umhlatuzi”
    “Umhlatuzi River”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Richards Bay.

Mhlathuze River

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Latitude
-28.8172° or 28° 49′ 2″ south
Longitude
32.0266° or 32° 1′ 36″ east
Open location code
5G3J52MG+4J
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Mhlathuze River” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Mhlatuzerivier”
  • Afrikaans: “Mhlatuzi”
  • Afrikaans: “uMhlatuze”
  • Cebuano: “Mhlatuze (suba sa Habagatang Aprika)”
  • Cebuano: “Mhlatuze”
  • Chinese: “姆拉圖澤”
  • Dutch: “Mhlatuzerivier”
  • French: “Mhlatuze”
  • Fulah: “Maayo Mhlatuze”
  • Hausa: “Kogin Mhlathuze”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Mhlatuze”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mhlatuze”
  • Somali: “Webiga Mhlathuze”
  • Spanish: “Mhlathuze”
  • Welsh: “Afon Mhlatuze”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Empembeni and Alton.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Richards Bay Game Reserve and Mhlatuze Lagoon.

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