Umzinto
Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Umzinto is a town, located in the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, approximately 67 kilometres (42 mi) south-west of Durban. It was a sugarcane growing area and the town was set up as the centre for a sugar mill.
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Umzinto | |
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Coordinates: 30°19′S 30°40′E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | Ugu |
Municipality | Umdoni |
Area | |
• Total | 42.49 km2 (16.41 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 16,205 |
• Density | 380/km2 (990/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 31.8% |
• Coloured | 18.4% |
• Indian/Asian | 59.8% |
• White | 0.4% |
• Other | 0.7% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 89.9% |
• Zulu | 13.3% |
• Xhosa | 0.9% |
• Other | 0.7% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
PO box | 4200 |
Area code | 031 |
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Although Umzinto has historically been predominantly populated by Indians, it has become a melting pot of cultures and races with a significant number of Black and Coloured residents residing here too.