North Park Nature Reserve
North Park Nature Reserve is a protected area along the banks of the Umhlatuzana River, near Queensburgh in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The park was proclaimed in 1968 and is managed by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife.Places of Interest
Highlights include Westville Prison and Chatsworth Stadium.
Westville Prison
Prison
Westville Prison is located on the outskirts of Westville, a town inland of Durban. It is one of the largest prisons in South Africa and the only prison located in the Durban area. As of 2005, there were 40,000 inmates at Westville Prison.
Chatsworth Stadium
Stadium
Chatsworth Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Durban, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for soccer matches. From 2024, Durban City play their home games there, while previously it hosted Royal AM F.C.
Paradise Valley
Nature reserve
Photo: MissMakhanya89, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Paradise Valley is a nature reserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Queensburgh and Chatsworth.
Queensburgh
Town
Queensburgh is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa that is situated inland from Durban and now forms part of eThekwini, the Greater Durban metropolitan area.
Chatsworth
Town
Photo: Konono77, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chatsworth is a large township in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa established in the 1950s to segregate the Indian population and create a buffer between the white suburbs of Durban to the north and the black townships of Durban to the south.
Shallcross
Suburb
Shallcross is a suburb of Queensburgh in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, situated approximately 23 kilometres south-west of Durban by road.
North Park Nature Reserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: protected area in Queensburgh, South Africa
- Categories: protected area and recreation area
- Location: Ethekwini, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-29.8719° or 29° 52′ 19″ southLongitude
30.8833° or 30° 53′ eastOpen location code
5G2G4VHM+68OpenStreetMap ID
node 345457816OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q28223128
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Satellite Map
Discover North Park Nature Reserve from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“North Park Nature Reserve” goes by many names.
- Swahili: “Hifadhi ya Mazingira ya Kaskazini”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Northdene and Shallcross.
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