Athlone Park is a small coastal

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located between

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and

Amanzimtoti Amanzimtoti is a coastal town just south of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The town is well known for its warm climate and numerous beaches, and is a popular tourist destination, particularly with surfers. The annual sardine run attracts m ...

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Geography

Athlone Park lies on the mouth of the uMbokodweni River, approximately 19 km south of

and 7 km north of Amanzimtoti's CBD. Organisationally and administratively, it is included in the

eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality created in 2000, that includes the city of Durban, South Africa and surrounding towns. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The majo ...

as a Southern Suburb and also forms the southernmost part of the South Durban Basin, the industrial and suburban subregion south of Durban. Athlone Park is bordered by

Prospecton Prospecton is an industrial suburb located south of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. History Since 1931, the open flat undeveloped land of Prospecton which separates the two residential areas of Isipingo, Isipingo Rail inland and Isiping ...

to the north,

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to the north-west, Umbogintwini to the west,

to the south and the Indian Ocean to the east.

Transport

The

N2 highway The N2 is a national route in South Africa that runs from Cape Town through George, Gqeberha, East London, Mthatha and Durban to Ermelo. It is the main highway along the Indian Ocean coast of the country. Its current length of makes it the l ...

runs past Athlone Park bordering it to the west, separating it from the suburb of Umbogintwini. The national highway links the suburb to Durban to the north and Amanzimtoti and

Port Shepstone Port Shepstone is a large town situated on the mouth of the Mzimkhulu River, the largest river on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast of South Africa. It is located halfway between Hibberdene and Margate and is positioned 120 km south of Durban. ...

to the south. Access to Athlone Park from the N2 is obtained through the Dickens Road off-ramp (Exit 144). The

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Kingsway (Andrew Zondo Road) runs along the coast bordering Athlone Park to the east. The regional route links the suburb to Amanzimtoti to the south and Prospecton to the north.

References

* Suburbs of Durban {{KwaZuluNatal-geo-stub