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Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Umbilo | |
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  Umbilo  Umbilo | |
| Coordinates: 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 | |
| • Total | 3.01 km (1.16 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 11,311 |
| 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※
- ^ "Sub Place Umbilo". Census 2001.
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