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Mtubatuba

KwaZulu-Nataltown

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Founded

1903

Air quality index

67Moderate
Elevation67 m
Coordinates-28.42°, 32.19°

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City facts

Founded
1903
Elevation
67 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Mtubatuba is a town north of Richards Bay close to the entrance of Ncivi and the iSimangaliso Wetland Park but now the iSimangaliso Wetland Park is known to be under Mtuba town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-28.4157
Longitude
32.1885
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
67
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
34.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
38.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
47
NO₂ (µg/m³)
9.8

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
39,045
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Sombre Greenbul
    Andropadus importunus (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
    510
  • Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
    Pogoniulus bilineatus (Sundevall, 1850) · Aves
    475
  • White-eared Barbet
    Stactolaema leucotis (Sundevall, 1850) · Aves
    468
  • Green-backed Camaroptera
    Camaroptera brachyura (Vieillot, 1821) · Aves
    463
  • Dark-capped Bulbul
    Pycnonotus tricolor (Hartlaub, 1862) · Aves
    457
  • White-browed Coucal
    Centropus superciliosus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1829 · Aves
    444
  • Hadada Ibis
    Bostrychia hagedash (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    440
  • Trumpeter Hornbill
    Bycanistes bucinator (Temminck, 1824) · Aves
    433

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

B
Bheki Ntuli
South African politician (1957-2021)
M
Mthandeni SK
South African singer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in KwaZulu-Natal

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Geography & sun

Elevation
203 ft (62 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.76
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,737

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
446
Avg daily Wikipedia views
15
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Equus quagga
Seen 2026-07-08
Setaro's Dwarf Chameleon
Setaro's Dwarf Chameleon
Bradypodion setaroi
Seen 2026-06-26
Cape Honeysuckle
Cape Honeysuckle
Tecomaria capensis
Seen 2026-06-22
bugweed
bugweed
Solanum mauritianum
Seen 2026-06-22
castor bean
castor bean
Ricinus communis
Seen 2026-06-22
Fever Tea
Fever Tea
Lippia javanica
Seen 2026-06-22
yellow trumpet flower
yellow trumpet flower
Tecoma stans
Seen 2026-06-22
tomato
tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Seen 2026-06-22
Natal mahogany
Natal mahogany
Trichilia emetica
Seen 2026-06-22

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Mtubatuba, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

ISS067-E-152083 - View of Earth — Mtubatuba, South Africa1.3 miISS067-E-152084 - View of Earth — Mtubatuba, South Africa1.3 miISS067-E-152716 - View of Earth — Mtubatuba, South Africa1.3 miISS067-E-158639 - View of Earth — Mtubatuba, South Africa1.3 miISS067-E-158640 - View of Earth — Mtubatuba, South Africa1.3 miAcisoma variegatum 013255-1 — Mtubatuba, South Africa4 miISS030-E-275530 - View of Earth — Mtubatuba, South Africa5.5 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API