Umhlanga
Umhlanga, meaning "place of reeds", is a town of 24,000 people on the north coast of KwaZulu-Natal. Although it takes on the character of a Durban exurb, its significant growth due in part to its proximity to King Shaka International Airport and tourism potential has resulted in it becoming a new economic hub for Durban.Photo: Andresdewet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Ricci Mariagrazia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Town
- Description: place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Also known as: “uMhlanga”, “Umhlanga Rocks”, and “UMhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Umhlanga Rocks Lighthouse and Gateway Theatre of Shopping.
Umhlanga Rocks Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Ossewa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The uMhlanga Rocks Lighthouse was completed in 1954 and stands on the beach in uMhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal. It is unmanned and active. The round concrete tower is white below and red above.
Gateway Theatre of Shopping
Shopping center
Gateway Theatre of Shopping is a large shopping mall located on uMhlanga Ridge in uMhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Gateway is one of the 100 largest malls in the world.
Durban South Africa Temple
Church
Photo: Emma772135, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Durban South Africa Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Durban, South Africa. The intent to construct the temple was announced by church president Thomas S.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Lucia.
La Lucia
Suburb
La Lucia is a wealthy suburb located in uMhlanga in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa and is situated approximately 14 kilometres north of the Durban CBD. La Lucia is situated 3½ km southwest of Umhlanga.
Umhlanga
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Ethekwini, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, North Coast, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-29.73° or 29° 43′ 48″ southLongitude
31.0828° or 31° 4′ 58″ eastElevation
36 metres (118 feet)United Nations Location Code
ZA UMROpen location code
5G2H739M+X4OpenStreetMap ID
node 262722330OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
946164Wikidata ID
Q3136256
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Umhlanga” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Umhlanga Rocks”
- Afrikaans: “Umhlanga”
- Asturian: “Umhlanga”
- Cebuano: “Umhlanga”
- Chinese: “乌姆赫兰哈”
- Chinese: “烏姆赫蘭哈”
- Dutch: “Umhlanga”
- Estonian: “Umhlanga”
- Finnish: “UMhlanga (Etelä-Afrikka)”
- Finnish: “UMhlanga”
- French: “Umhlanga”
- German: “Umhlanga”
- Pedi: “Umhlanga”
- Persian: “اوملانگا”
- Romanian: “Umhlanga”
- Spanish: “Umhlanga”
- Swahili: “Umhlanga”
- Turkish: “Umhlanga Rocks”
- Urdu: “امہلنگا، کوازولو نٹال”
- Waray (Philippines): “Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal”
- Waray (Philippines): “Umhlanga”
- Zulu: “Umhlanga”
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