Mount Edgecombe

Coordinates: 29°43′16″S 31°03′00″E / 29.721°S 31.050°E / -29.721; 31.050
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Mount Edgecombe
Mount Edgecombe is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Mount Edgecombe
Mount Edgecombe
Mount Edgecombe is located in South Africa
Mount Edgecombe
Mount Edgecombe
Coordinates: 29°43′16″S 31°03′00″E / 29.721°S 31.050°E / -29.721; 31.050
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
MunicipalityeThekwini
Area
 • Total8.34 km2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total7,323
 • Density880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African10.5%
 • Coloured1.5%
 • Indian/Asian36.5%
 • White50.0%
 • Other1.5%
First languages (2011)
 • English84.1%
 • Afrikaans4.8%
 • Zulu4.4%
 • Other6.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
4302
PO box
4300

Mount Edgecombe is a gated community 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. It was previously a sugar growing area. The population increased by 89% between 2001 and 2011 from 3,874 to 7,323.[2][3]

Its name is derived from the Earl of Mount Edgecombe in Cornwall, United Kingdom.

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References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Mount Edgecombe". Census 2011.
  2. ^ http://census2001.adrianfrith.com/place/57259
  3. ^ http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/599052