Umbilo

Umbilo is a central suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, situated approximately 4 kilometres south-west of the city centre.

Etymology

The name is taken from the Umbilo River that flows through Pinetown and Queensburgh via the Umbilo canal and eventually into Natal Bay at Bayhead. Also written as Mbilo, it is of Zulu origin, meaning "boiling".

Healthcare

Victoria Mxenge Hospital is a tertiary level public hospital situated to the north of Umbilo along the R102 Sydney Road. The function of the hospital is to provide tertiary services, which are specialised services offered beyond district and regional hospitals, to the entirety of the KwaZulu-Natal Province and parts of the Eastern Cape.