About the town » Empangeni, uThungulu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Empangeni is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is approximately 160 kilometres north of Durban, situated in hilly countryside, overlooking a flat coastal plain and the major harbour town of Richards Bay only 15 kilometres away. The N2 freeway runs through the town. The climate is sub-tropical with an average temperature of 28.4°C in summer and 14.5°C in Winter. It has four major High Schools, Empangeni High, St Catherines (a catholic convent), Old Mill secondary and Felixton College along with three major primary schools, Grantham Park, Heuwelland and Empangeni Prep. Empangeni is the birthplace of star tennis player Ian Vermaak.