EkuPhakameni

Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

29°42′25″S 30°57′54″E / 29.707°S 30.965°E / -29.707; 30.965CountrySouth AfricaProvinceKwaZulu-NatalMunicipalityeThekwiniGovernment

• Type56 • Councillor(ANC)Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)Postal code (street)

4310

eKuPhakameni is a small town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa that was set out by one of the largest African Christian sects, the Nazareth Baptist Church. INkosi Isaiah Shembe, who founded the sect in 1911, bought land in the Inanda area for his church and called the town eKuPhakameni (place of spiritual uplift). Shembe who died in 1935 is buried at eKuPhakameni and the grave is regarded as a shrine. Large festivals are held here in January, April, July and September every year.

Communities of eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal

Seat: Durban

Cities and towns

Suburbs of
Durban

Central	Asherville Bellaire Berea The Bluff Cato Manor Essenwood Glenwood Greyville Kenville Mayville Montclair Morningside Mount Vernon Musgrave North Beach Overport Palmiet Prospecton Reservoir Hills Ridgeview Sherwood South Beach Stamford Hill Sydenham Umbilo uMkumbaan Wiggins Windermere Woodhaven Woodlands Yellowwood Park
Northern	Avoca Broadway Durban North KwaMashu La Lucia Mount Edgecombe Phoenix Sea Cow Lake Umgeni Park
Western	Botha's Hill Cowies Hill Gillitts Hillcrest Kloof New Germany Queensburgh Shallcross Westville Winston Park
Southern	Amanzimtoti Athlone Park Isipingo Lotus Park Umlazi