Waterfall is a small town that lies north-east of
Hillcrest in the province of
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN) is a Provinces of South Africa, province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the government merged the Zulu people, Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu language, Zulu) and ...
,
South Africa
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. Although Waterfall is officially regarded as a separate suburb from Hillcrest, it is often locally regarded as something of an extension of Hillcrest.
Geography
Waterfall is situated in the
Upper Highway Area
The Upper Highway Area is a suburban region situated west of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The region forms part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality and encompasses a collection of interconnected suburban communities stretching ...
of
Durban
Durban ( ; , from meaning "bay, lagoon") is the third-most populous city in South Africa, after Johannesburg and Cape Town, and the largest city in the Provinces of South Africa, province of KwaZulu-Natal.
Situated on the east coast of South ...
, approximately 33 kilometres (20 mi) north-west of the city and is bordered by
Hillcrest to the south-west,
Kloof
Kloof is a town that includes a smaller area called Everton, located approximately 26 km north-west of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Once an independent municipality, it now forms part of greater Durban area of the eThekwini M ...
to the south-east and KwaNgcolosi and KwaNqetho to the north.
The main area of Waterfall consists of Waterfall proper and the smaller semi-rural suburbs of Berrel, Crestholme and Crestview which are largely made up of small holdings.
Transport
Inanda Road mainly intersects Waterfall connecting the suburb with
Hillcrest to the south-west (numbered as the
M33) and with Molweni to the north-east. Link Road, also numbered as the M33, connects Waterfall with
Kloof
Kloof is a town that includes a smaller area called Everton, located approximately 26 km north-west of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Once an independent municipality, it now forms part of greater Durban area of the eThekwini M ...
to the south-east.
References
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Populated places in eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality