Umlazi
Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Umlazi is a township in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, located south-west of Durban. Organisationally and administratively it forms part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality and its South Municipal Planning Region.
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Umlazi | |
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Coordinates: 29°58′S 30°53′E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
Municipality | eThekwini |
Area | |
• Total | 47.46 km2 (18.32 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 404,811 |
• Density | 8,500/km2 (22,000/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 99.4% |
• Coloured | 0.1% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
• White | 0.1% |
• Other | 0.1% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 91.4% |
• Xhosa | 3.0% |
• English | 2.3% |
• S. Ndebele | 1.2% |
• Other | 2.3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 4066 |
PO box | 4031 |
Website | http://umlazi.co.za/ |
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It is the fourth largest township in South Africa, after Soweto, Tembisa and Katlehong.[2] Umlazi is the only township in the country that has its own registration plate, which is NUZ. It is divided into 26 sections, A through to Z, with the exception of I, O and X, but with an addition of AA, BB and CC.