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Nature reserve · Eastern Cape
Umtiza Nature Reserve
Umtiza Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Eastern Cape, about 10 km west of East London. It covers 5,67 km² — number 6 by size of the 9 Eastern Cape areas with a recorded size. Proclaimed or established in 1985.
5,7km² recorded size
1985year established
—elevation of the point
10 kmwest of East London
Facts
- Type
- Nature reserve
- Province
- Eastern Cape
- District
- Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
- Local municipality
- Buffalo City
- Size
- 5,67 km² · 567 ha
- Rank by size
- 80 of 115 nationally · 6 in Eastern Cape
- Established
- 1985
- IUCN category
- IV — habitat or species management area
- Managed or owned by
- Eastern Cape Parks
- Coordinates
- -33.0169, 27.8078
- Nearest large town
- East London, 10 km west
- Wikipedia articles
- 4 languages
Sources: Wikidata Q111994013 · WDPA 555563541 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Nearby
- Amalinda Nature ReserveNature reserve5 km north-east
- Bridle Drift Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve9 km north-west
- Dassie TrailNature reserve13 km east
- Nahoon Estuary Nature ReserveNature reserve13 km east
- Fort Pato Nature ReserveNature reserve13 km west
- East London Coast Nature ReserveProtected area15 km east
Address and visiting
Listed addressKuGompo City
From business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026.
GBIF records within 2 km
Wildlife recorded around Umtiza Nature Reserve
1 mammal and 89 bird occurrence records within 2 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Birds
- Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestris5
- Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura5
- Knysna TuracoTauraco corythaix4
- Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis4
- Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus pusillus3
- Southern BoubouLaniarius ferrugineus3
- Dark-backed WeaverPloceus bicolor3
- African FinfootPodica senegalensis2
- Knysna WoodpeckerCampethera notata2
- Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla2
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus2
- Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunus2
- Chorister Robin-ChatCossypha dichroa2
- Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis2
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.