La Lucia

Coordinates: 29°45′00″S 31°03′29″E / 29.750°S 31.058°E / -29.750; 31.058
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La Lucia
La Lucia is located in KwaZulu-Natal
La Lucia
La Lucia
La Lucia is located in South Africa
La Lucia
La Lucia
Coordinates: 29°45′00″S 31°03′29″E / 29.750°S 31.058°E / -29.750; 31.058
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
MunicipalityeThekwini
Main PlaceUmhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal
Area
 • Total4.11 km2 (1.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total6,414
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African16.8%
 • Coloured2.5%
 • Indian/Asian19.8%
 • White59.4%
 • Other1.4%
First languages (2011)
 • English80.3%
 • Zulu8.2%
 • Afrikaans6.2%
 • Xhosa1.1%
 • Other4.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
4051
PO box
4159

La Lucia is a suburb within Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal located in the northern area of Durban, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It was named after Lucia Michel. She and her husband Albert Michel founded the sugar cane farm La Lucia.

Education

Crawford College, La Lucia, established in 1999, is a large private school located in the suburb. La Lucia Junior Primary and Victory Christian Academy are also located in La Lucia.

Demographics

Many houses have been developed recently in La Lucia with the population growing substantially between 2001 and 2011. The population rose 121% from 2,899 to 6,414. Black Africans, Indians and Asians, saw an especially large increase in numbers.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Sub Place La Lucia". Census 2011.
  2. ^ http://census2001.adrianfrith.com/place/57286002