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Umbilo

Coordinates: 29°53′11″S 30°58′40″E / 29.88639°S 30.97778°E / -29.88639; 30.97778
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Umbilo
Umbilo is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Umbilo
Umbilo
Umbilo is located in South Africa
Umbilo
Umbilo
Coordinates: 29°53′11″S 30°58′40″E / 29.88639°S 30.97778°E / -29.88639; 30.97778
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
MunicipalityeThekwini
Main PlaceDurban
Area
 • Total3.01 km2 (1.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total11,311[1]
Racial makeup (2001)
 • Black African30.6%
 • Coloured4.8%
 • Indian/Asian8.3%
 • White56.3%
First languages (2001)
 • English64.4%
 • Zulu23.2%
 • Afrikaans6.4%
 • Xhosa3.0%
 • Other3.0%
Time zoneUTC 2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
4001
PO box
4075
Area code031

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

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  1. ^ a b "Sub Place Umbilo". Census 2001.