UMkumbaan
uMkhumbane is a residential area in central Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.- Type: Suburb
- Description: place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Also known as: “uMkumbaan” and “Umkumbaan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pigeon Valley and Durban Girls’ High School.
Pigeon Valley
Nature reserve
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pigeon Valley is a Natural Heritage Park and formally declared municipal nature reserve in Durban, South Africa. It is an unusual example of an urban reserve with very high levels of biodiversity. Pigeon Valley is situated 3 km east of UMkumbaan.
Durban Girls’ High School
College
Durban Girls' High School is a public high school for girls located in Glenwood, a suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1882 and is home to over 1200 students. Durban Girls’ High School is situated 3 km east of UMkumbaan.
Bellair
Railway station
Photo: MengaZa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bellair is a railway station, which is situated 2½ km south of UMkumbaan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cato Manor and Wiggins.
Cato Manor
Suburb
Cato Manor is a settlement located 7 kilometres from the city centre of Durban, South Africa. It was formed when Indian market gardeners came to settle in the area some time after it was given to George Christopher Cato in 1865, who was the first mayor of Durban in 1854.
Wiggins
Suburb
Wiggins is a large black residential area in central Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
UMkumbaan
- Categories: human-geographic territorial entity and locality
- Location: Ethekwini, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-29.86722° or 29° 52′ 2″ southLongitude
30.95861° or 30° 57′ 31″ eastOpen location code
5G2G4XM5+4COpenStreetMap ID
node 262718117OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q31745872
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Satellite Map
Discover UMkumbaan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Turkish—“UMkumbaan” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “UMkumbaan”
- Turkish: “UMkumbaan”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Carrington Heights and Chesterville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital and Umkhumbane Museum.
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