Avoca
Avoca is a northern suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is administered by the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality and its postal code is 4001.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Also known as: “Avoca, Durban”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Virginia Airport and Beachwood Mangroves Nature Reserve.
Virginia Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Pechristener, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Virginia Airport is an airport serving Durban, the largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. This general aviation airport is located 10 kilometres north east of Durban. Virginia Airport is situated 4 km east of Avoca.
Beachwood Mangroves Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
Beachwood Mangroves Nature Reserve is located at the mouth of the Umgeni River in Durban North, a suburb of Durban, South Africa. The nature reserve, proclaimed in 1977, protects 76 hectares of a natural estuarine system, and was declared a national monument in 1980. Beachwood Mangroves Nature Reserve is situated 4 km southeast of Avoca.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kenville and Durban North.
Durban North
Town
Photo: NRJ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Durban North is an area to the north of Durban in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Durban North lies between the N2 freeway and the eastern seashore, with the Umgeni River forming its southern boundary.
Sea Cow Lake
Suburb
Sea Cow Lake is a residential area in central Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Sea Cow Lake is situated 3½ km south of Avoca.
Avoca
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Ethekwini, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-29.77083° or 29° 46′ 15″ southLongitude
31.01667° or 31° 1′ eastElevation
32 metres (105 feet)Open location code
5G2H62H8+MMOpenStreetMap ID
node 262694920OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Avoca” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Avoca”
- Dutch: “Avoca, Durban”
- Turkish: “Avoca”
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