Morningside is a suburb of Durban

Durban

Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...

, KwaZulu-Natal

KwaZulu-Natal

KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu....

, South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

. It is administered by the eThekwini

Ethekwini

eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality created in 2000 that includes the city of Durban, South Africa and surrounding towns. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The majority of its 3,090,126 people speak Zulu...

 (Durban Metropolitan Unicity) and its postal code is 4001.

The suburb is a gentrified area of Durban located about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) inland from the Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...

 coast, on the south bank of the Umgeni River. Its neighbouring suburbs are Puntans Hill to the west, Essenwood to the south-west, Windermere to the south and Stamford Hill

Stamford Hill, Durban

Stamford Hill is a suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is administered by the eThekwini and its postal code is 4001....

 to the east. It is the closest residential suburb to the Moses Mabhida Stadium, which was completed in 2009 on the grounds of the Kings Park Sports Ground.

The Morningside area contains classical examples of large Edwardian and Victorian style homes with tin roofs and wide verandas, including the State President's residence (when at home). Around Florida Road in the suburb's southwest is a nightlife area consisting of shops, restaurants, pubs and bistros.

Education

• Kenmore Primary School
• Livingstone Primary School
• Morningside Primary School
• Clifton Preparatory School
  Clifton School
  Clifton School is an independent school for boys located in Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, in the Republic of South Africa.-The early years:Mr Harry Stubbs, the retired first headmaster of Durban Prep, established Clifton Preparatory School on 5 February 1924. His home, at 102 Lambert Road, provided the...
  
  

Facilities

Parks and gardens

• Burman Bush
  • Baden Powell Scouts Site
  • Helen Gibling Gardens
  • Westgate Gardens
• Jameson Park and Rose Garden
• Mitchell Park
• Windsor Park

Other

• Florida Road Post Office
• Library (adjacent to Kenmore Primary School)
• Motor Licensing Office
• Morningside Sports Club
• Stamford Hill Police Station

Consulates

• Belgium
• Chile
• Madagascar
• Thailand

Churches

• Lambert Road Baptist Church