Westmead
District of Durban
in eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Virginia Airport (6 mi) - King Shaka International Airport (18 mi)
- Pietermaritzburg Airport (40 mi)
- Margate Airport (80 mi)
- Empangeni Airport (94 mi)
- Richards Bay Airport (100 mi)
- Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Airport (109 mi)
- Ladysmith Airport (117 mi)
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Maloti-Drakensberg Park (Unesco heritage, 161 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -29.858 and 31.029 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -29° 51' 28" and E 31° 1' 45"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Rand - ZAR
- Spoken languages:
- Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English, Tswana, Southern Sotho, Tsonga, Swati, Venda, South Ndebele
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 07:40 AM (Monday)
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 3:50 am and 5:32 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 21.443 and -157.750 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
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Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to South Africa.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning South Africa. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Westmead
The district Westmead of Durban in eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality (KwaZulu-Natal) is a subburb in South Africa about 325 mi south-east of Pretoria, the country's capital town.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Camperdown, Ndwedwe, Wartburg, Scottburgh and Pietermaritzburg. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 27°C / 81 °F
| Morning Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 25°C / 77 °F |
| Night Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 70% |
| Air Pressure | 1008 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 16 km/h (10 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 1% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
24°C (74 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
24°C (76 °F)
22°C (72 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, few clouds.
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
26°C (78 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Infinity View Boutique Guesthouse
Westville Bed & Breakfast Guest House
Bizafrika Guest Lodge AA Superior
Rivendell Bed and Breakfast
Valley Lodge
Pinetown Lala Land
Premier Hotel Pinetown
Aloe Ridge B&B and Self Catering
Villa Valencia
Jay and Bee Guest House
Videos from this area
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Fire at Westmead factory
A raging inferno ripped through a warehouse factory in the Westmead area in Pinetown on Saturday 7 February just after 6pm.
Kevin Marcus Second Bowl Westmead.mp4
Kevin Marcus Second Bowl Westmead South Africa.
Face in the Clouds on N3 Durban ( Original Full HD )
VIEW THE CROPPED ZOOMED VERSION HERE: http://youtu.be/Jormgf7zCcI I took this video on the 1st April 2014 round about 16:50 in the afternoon, traveling on the N3 on my way to Westmead ...
UCI African Continental Championship Elite Mens Final
Kyle Dodd #216 Claims the 2014 UCI African Continental BMX Racing Title in the Elite Men followed by Bryce Stiebel 2nd and Kane Herbert 3rd.
Umgeni Steam Railway SAR Class 3BR No 1486 - 26/06/2011
Departing Kloof Station steaming toward Gillits.
UCI African Continental Championship Junior / Elite Wonmans Final
Maia Rawlins Claims the 2014 UCI African Continental BMX Racing Title in the Junior Elite Woman.
BEEs - R - US
Recent Wrangling of a Herd of Wild African Killer Bees.
Umgeni Steam Railway Inchanga Choo-Choo excursion steam train leaving Kloof
Umgeni Steam Railway excursion train from Kloof to Inchanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Pulled by 4-8-2 steam locomotive #2685 "Wesley", the train departs Kloof en route to Inchanga at 12:30h...
UCI African Continental BMX Racing Championships 17- 24 Final
Tyrone Johns claims the UCI BMX Racing African Continental Championship in the 17-24 Class.
Saw my brother while driving my Mini
I was taking my classic Mini for a drive through Pinetown today, when I saw my brother and stopped for a chat. This clip was posted as a test. Video filmed with a HTC 8X Windows Phone.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
University of KwaZulu-Natal
The University of KwaZulu-Natal or UKZN is a university with five campuses all located in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It was formed on 1 January 2004 after the merger between the University of Natal and the University of Durban-Westville.
Kearsney College
Kearsney College is a private boarding school for boys in Botha's Hill, a small town that lies between the provincial capital of Pietermaritzburg and Durban, the largest city of KwaZulu-Natal, a province in South Africa.
Westville Boys' High School
Westville Boys' High School, often referred to as WBHS, is a public high school for boys located in Westville, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
St. Mary's Diocesan School for Girls, Kloof
St. Mary's Diocesan School for Girls is a private boarding and day school for girls situated in the suburb of Kloof, near Durban, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Highbury Preparatory School
Highbury Preparatory School is a private school for boys located in Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Mangosuthu University of Technology
Mangosuthu University of Technology (abbreviated MUT; formerly Mangosuthu Technikon) is a University of Technology situated on the outskirts of Durban, South Africa, on a site overlooking the Indian Ocean. The majority of students speak Zulu and it is situated near the T section in Umlazi.
Berea, Durban
The Berea is a ridge above the city of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa on the northern side which overlooks the city centre and the Indian Ocean. Berea is also used as a collective designation for the suburbs in the area. It has been described as the area between the Howard College Campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and the Burman Bush Nature Reserve. Some of the oldest mansions in Durban were built in this once forested area.
Thomas More College (South Africa)
Thomas More College is an independent, co-educational day school located in Kloof, near Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Princess Magogo Stadium
Princess Magogo Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in KwaMashu, a suburb of Durban, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is set to be utilized as a training field for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup after being renovated in 2009 and brought up to FIFA standards. The stadium is named after Princess Constance Magogo, a Zulu princess who spent much of her life as a singer and composer while developing an understanding for Zulu tradition and culture.
King Zwelithini Stadium
King Zwelithini Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Umlazi, a suburb of Durban, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was initially set to be utilized as a training field for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup after being renovated in 2010 and brought up to FIFA standards. However, since teams will be residing in the north of Durban, it was decided that King Zwelithini Stadium is too far away for practice sessions.
Kennedy Road, Durban
Kennedy Road is a shack settlement, in the suburb of Clare Estate in Durban, in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It was founded by a Mr. Mzobe in the late 1970s. The land on which the settlement was founded is steep and runs down between the Municipal Dump and the 6 lane Umgeni Road. At the time of the occupation, the suburb of Clare Estate was reserved, under apartheid legislation, for the exclusive use of people of Indian descent.
Umgeni Steam Railway
Umgeni Steam Railway - a railway preservation group, started in 1982 subsequent to the donation of a small Dubs loco by Illovo Sugar, now located just outside Durban in a small village called Inchanga. The history of the line they use dates back to the 1880s when the first railway line was built to run from Durban-Pietermaritzburg (90 km by road). The line runs through a 53M long tunnel at Drummond built in 1878, and is probably the oldest tunnel in use today in South Africa.
Al Falaah College
Al Falaah College is an alternative, independent school situated in the coastal city of Durban, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Forest Hills, Kloof
Forest Hills is a quiet working class suburb in the Outer West suburbs of Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. The area borders on the Kloof Gorge which forms part of the Krantzkloof Nature Reserve, and is situated in between Kloof and Waterfall which is also about 7 km from hillcrest. Forest Hills is referred to as being part of the Kloof area as they are both situated on opposite sides of the Kloof Gorge, as a result the areas are joined by one road which runs through the Kloof Gorge.
Airlink Flight 8911
Airlink Flight 8911 was a positioning flight from Durban International Airport to Pietermaritzburg Airport that crashed into the grounds of Merebank Secondary School shortly after takeoff at around 8:00 a.m. local time on September 24, 2009, injuring the three occupants of the aircraft and one on the ground. The captain of the flight subsequently died of his injuries on October 7, 2009.
Inanda Dam
Inanda Dam is an earth-fill type dam located on the Umgeni River, near Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was established in 1989 and its primary purpose is to serve for domestic and industrial use. The hazard potential of the dam construction as been ranked high (3).
Chatsworth Stadium
Chatsworth Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Durban, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Golden Arrows.
Umbilo River
The Umbilo River is a river in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The mouth of the river is situated in Durban harbour. The Umbilo River forms part of the Durban Metro's d'Moss trail and conservation efforts.
Educor
Educor is a premier supplier of tertiary education in South Africa. Educor is an abbreviation for the Education Investment Corporation Limited. They are the largest provider of private education in Southern Africa. They provide Higher, Further and Vocational education via face-to-face classes, distance learning and online learning. They also offer full-time and part-time studies, providing people from all walks of life with access to education.
Pigeon Valley
Pigeon Valley is a Natural Heritage Park in Durban, South Africa. It was established to provide protection for the Natal White Stinkwood and other forest giants of the coastal climax forest. Another rare tree that occurs here is Oxyanthus pyriformis which is endemic to the Durban area and to Ongoye Forest. Pigeon Valley was developed as a Nature Reserve in 1989 and is about 10ha in extent.
Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium
Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Clermont, a township of Durban, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is set to be utilized as a training field for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup after being renovated in 2010 and brought up to FIFA standards. The stadium's small capacity was expanded from 1,700 to 6,500 as a lasting legacy of the World Cup.
SJ Smith Stadium
SJ Smith Stadium is a multi-use stadium at the Lamontville district, in the Chatsworth suburb of Durban, situated in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and was the home venue of Durban Stars and African Wanderers during the 2010-11 season of Vodacom League.
Overport
Overport is a hilly residential area in Durban, South Africa. The name Overport is commonly used to refer to the suburbs of Overport, Sydenham, Sparks and parts of Essenwood, with the part of Sydenham west of Brickfield Road usually called Asherville rather than Overport. The name Overport was coined by William Hartley, the eighth Mayor of Durban for an estate he developed in what had up to then been called West Hill.
These districts also belong to Durban.
- Addington
- Athlone
- Austerville
- Bayhead
- Bellair
- Brighton Beach
- Cato Manor
- Chatsworth
- Clairwood
- Congella
- Cutting
- Durban Central
- Durban North
- Essenwood
- Flnnland
- Greyville
- Hillary
- Isipingo
- Isipingo Beach
- Island View
- Jacobs
- Jacobs
- Kings Rest
- Lamontville
- Merebank
- Merewent
- Mobeni
- Montclair
- Morningside
- New Kingsmead
- Ocean View
- Overport
- Point
- Prospect
- Puntans Hill
- Red Hill
- Riverside
- Rossburgh
- Salisbury Island
- Sea View
- Sherwood
- Sparks
- Springfield
- Springfield Flats
- Sydenham
- Treasure Beach
- Umbilo
- Woodlands
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