Umlazi
Umlazi | |
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Umlazi | |
| Coordinates: 29°58′S 30°53′E / 29.967°S 30.883°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Municipality | eThekwini |
| Area | |
• Total | 47.46 km2 (18.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• 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/ |
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.
It is the fourth largest township in South Africa, after Soweto, Tembisa and Katlehong. Prior to 1 December 2023, Umlazi was the only township in the country that had its own registration plate, which was 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.