Mount Edgecombe
Mount Edgecombe | |
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Location within Durban Mount Edgecombe | |
Coordinates: 29°43′16″S 31°03′00″E / 29.721°S 31.050°ECoordinates: 29°43′16″S 31°03′00″E / 29.721°S 31.050°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
Municipality | eThekwini |
Area[1] | |
• Total | 8.34 km2 (3.22 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 7,323 |
• Density | 880/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
• Black African | 10.5% |
• Coloured | 1.5% |
• Indian/Asian | 36.5% |
• White | 50.0% |
• Other | 1.5% |
First languages (2011)[1] | |
• English | 84.1% |
• Afrikaans | 4.8% |
• Zulu | 4.4% |
• Other | 6.7% |
Postal code (street) | 4302 |
PO box | 4300 |
Mount Edgecombe is a sugar-growing suburb of Umhlanga in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, situated just north of Durban, which forms part of eThekwini, the Greater Durban Metropolitan. It is famous for resorts and golf. It includes a retirement home for the elderly of Durban. The population increased 89% between 2001 and 2011 from 3,874 to 7,323. The Black African population decreased while the White and Indian population rose greatly.[2][3]
Its name is derived from the Earl of Mount Edgecombe in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
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