Ifafa Beach
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bazley and Sezela.
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 3 km northeast of Ifafa Beach.
Sezela
Suburb
Sezela is a small town on the mouth of iSezela River in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The town is 78.7km south of Durban. It is notable for its large sugar mill. Sezela is situated 7 km northeast of Ifafa Beach.
Ifafa Beach
- Type: Suburb
- Description: village in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: UMdoni Local Municipality, Ugu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-30.46167° or 30° 27′ 42″ southLongitude
30.65139° or 30° 39′ 5″ eastElevation
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
4GXGGMQ2+8HOpenStreetMap ID
node 262707144OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Ifafa Beach” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Ifafa Strand”
- Afrikaans: “Ifafastrand”
- Asturian: “Ifafa Beach”
- Dutch: “Ifafa Beach”
- Estonian: “Ifafa Beach”
- Pedi: “Ifafa Beach”
- Turkish: “Ifafa Strand”
- Zulu: “Ifafa Beach”
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