Umkomaas
Small coastal village in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Umkomaas, also known by its official name eMkhomazi, is a small coastal village on the subtropical South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa was formed when a harbour was built in 1861 to export sugar. The village rests beside the mouth of the navigable uMkhomazi River, also known as the Mkhomazi or Umkomaas. With the successful dredging of Durban harbour's sandbar and arrival of the railway, like Port Shepstone, the harbour fell into disuse, but the village came to life. It is administered as eMkhomazi Area, together with the nearby areas of Craigieburn, Clansthal, Crowder, Amahlongwa and Hull Valley [2] as part Ward 99 in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality[3]
Umkomaas | |
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eMkhomazi | |
Coordinates: 30.201°S 30.794°E / -30.201; 30.794 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
Municipality | eThekwini |
Established | c. 1861 |
Area | |
• Total | 6.14 km2 (2.37 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,716 |
• Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 19.3% |
• Coloured | 1.9% |
• Indian/Asian | 14.0% |
• White | 64.2% |
• Other | 0.6% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 61.5% |
• Afrikaans | 22.6% |
• Zulu | 11.9% |
• Other | 4.0% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 4170 |
PO box | 4170 |
Area code | 039 |