Umbilo, Durban

Umbilo
Umbilo
 Umbilo shown within KwaZulu-Natal
Location within Durban
Umbilo
Umbilo
Umbilo (South Africa)
Umbilo
Umbilo (Africa)
Coordinates: 29°53′11″S 30°58′40″E / 29.88639°S 30.97778°E / -29.88639; 30.97778Coordinates: 29°53′11″S 30°58′40″E / 29.88639°S 30.97778°E / -29.88639; 30.97778
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
Municipality eThekwini
Main Place Durban
Area[1]
  Total 3.01 km2 (1.16 sq mi)
Population (2001)
  Total 11,311[1]
Racial makeup (2001)
  Black African 30.6%
  Coloured 4.8%
  Indian/Asian 8.3%
  White 56.3%
First languages (2001)
  English 64.4%
  Zulu 23.2%
  Afrikaans 6.4%
  Xhosa 3.0%
  Other 3.0%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street) 4001
PO box 4075
Area code 031

Umbilo is a central suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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".

References

  1. 1 2 "Sub Place Umbilo". Census 2001.


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