Magabeni (also known as Magabheni) is a small township in the
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN and known as "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province were merged. It is locate ...
province of
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
.
Magabeni is part of
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality. The nearest towns/neighbourhoods to Magabeni township are
Umkomaas,
Roseneath,
Craigieburn,
Widenham,
Clasnthal, and
Ilfracombe. The nearest rural localities are
Crowder Farm,
Empisini Nature Reserve
Empisini Nature Reserve was established in 1973Pooley, T. and Player, I. (1995). ''KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife Destinations''. .Empisini Brochure: http://www.empisini.co.za/Brochure04.pdf , retrieved 28 March 2013. and is situated in Umkomaas, KwaZulu ...
,
Ezembeni,
Thoyana,
Danganya,
Umgababa
Umgababa is a rural community area with a large marketplace for tourists in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It forms part of eThekwini.
Etymology
The river valley's name ''uMgababa'' is of Zulu origin meaning ''the place of jealousy'', its origin ...
,
Luthuli,
Mnini Dam, and
Finningley Estates.
It was designed as a suburb of Durban. Magabeni lies 4km from the Indian Ocean coast. The
uMkomazi River
The Umkhomazi River is a river in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Course
It rises in some of the highest eastwards-facing slopes of the Drakensberg mountains, near the mighty Thabana Ntlenyana. The river flows southeastwards towards the Indian Oc ...
is located some 1km south of the township.
Sappi Saiccor is the major industrial complex in the area, also located about 1km in the south. The township is served by a railway station which lies 3km to the east and the N2 freeway, which lies to the east,
Shell Ultra City petrol station is located about 3km to the east. R197 Route serves the township and nearby townships such as Roseneath and Craigieburn, it serves Saiccor Mill as well.
References
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Suburbs of Durban