Umzumbe
Umzumbe
uMzumbe, eMzumbe | |
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Old St Elmos church in Umzumbe | |
| Coordinates: 30°37′30″S 30°32′31″E / 30.6249°S 30.5420°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | Ugu |
| Municipality | Ray Nkonyeni |
| Main Place | Hibberdene |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.21 km2 (0.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 366 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 40.2% |
| • Coloured | 4.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 6.0% |
| • White | 48.6% |
| • Other | 0.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 42.2% |
| • Zulu | 32.4% |
| • Afrikaans | 22.0% |
| • Xhosa | 2.0% |
| • Other | 1.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 4225 |
| PO box | 4225 |
| Area code | 039 |
Umzumbe or uMzumbe is a seaside resort situated at the mouth of the Mzumbe River (bad kraal) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The name of the river is derived from a band of Hlongwa cannibals who occupied the valley. The Hlongwa was almost wiped out by the Zulu king Shaka in 1828.