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Protected area · KwaZulu-Natal
Umhlanga Lagoon
Umhlanga Lagoon is a protected area in KwaZulu-Natal, about 18 km north of Durban.
—km² recorded size
—year established
—elevation of the point
18 kmnorth of Durban
Facts
- Type
- Protected area
- Province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- District
- eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
- Local municipality
- eThekwini
- Coordinates
- -29.7092, 31.0975
- Nearest large town
- Durban, 18 km north
- Wikipedia articles
- 4 languages
Sources: Wikidata Q7881544 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Nearby
- Virginia Bush Nature ReserveNature reserve8 km south-west
- Beachwood Mangrove Nature ReserveProtected area14 km south-west
Burman BushProtected area14 km south-west- Hazelmere Dam and Nature ReserveNature reserve15 km north-west
- Palmiet Nature ReserveProtected area20 km south-west
- Roosfontein Nature ReserveProtected area23 km south-west
Address and visiting
Listed addressHawaan, Blackburn, 4319umhlangatourism.co.za
From business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026.
Opening hours
| Monday | not listed |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | not listed |
| Wednesday | not listed |
| Thursday | 06:00–18:00 |
| Friday | not listed |
| Saturday | not listed |
| Sunday | not listed |
Only the days shown were listed, as published in business listings checked October 2026. Gate times change with the season — check before you travel.
GBIF records within 3 km
Wildlife recorded around Umhlanga Lagoon
136 mammal and 35 597 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Mammals
Birds
- Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio723
- Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash713
- Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis682
- Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensis682
- Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis646
- Bronze MannikinLonchura cucullata606
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis575
- Southern BoubouLaniarius ferrugineus560
- Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava533
- Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura532
- Yellow WeaverPloceus subaureus529
- House SparrowPasser domesticus523
- Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunus506
- Thick-billed WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons493
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.