Lamontville

Lamontville
Lamontville
 Lamontville shown within KwaZulu-Natal
Location within Durban
Lamontville
Lamontville
Lamontville (South Africa)
Lamontville
Lamontville (Africa)
Coordinates: 29°56′28″S 30°56′20″E / 29.941°S 30.939°E / -29.941; 30.939Coordinates: 29°56′28″S 30°56′20″E / 29.941°S 30.939°E / -29.941; 30.939
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
Municipality eThekwini
Area[1]
  Total 3.81 km2 (1.47 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 32,421
  Density 8,500/km2 (22,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 99.6%
  Coloured 0.2%
  Indian/Asian 0.1%
  White 0.0%
  Other 0.1%
First languages (2011)[1]
  Zulu 83.3%
  Xhosa 11.1%
  English 2.0%
  Sotho 1.4%
  Other 2.2%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street) 4027
PO box 4027
Area code 031

Lamontville is a town in EThekwini in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Township south of Durban, on the Umlaas River and next to Mobeni. It was laid out in 1930 and named after Archibald Lamont, then Mayor of Durban.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Lamontville". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 273.
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