eMdloti
Umdloti | |
|---|---|
 Entrance to eMdloti/Umdloti | |
  eMdloti  eMdloti | |
| Coordinates: 29°40′S 31°07′E / 29.667°S 31.117°E | |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Province |  KwaZulu-Natal |
| Municipality | eThekwini |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.59 km2 (0.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,778 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 12.3% |
| • Coloured | 2.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 8.5% |
| • White | 76.7% |
| • Other | 0.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 72.7% |
| • Afrikaans | 14.3% |
| • Zulu | 7.1% |
| • Xhosa | 1.7% |
| • Other | 4.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
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eMdloti, alternatively rendered Umdloti and also known as Umdloti Beach, is a small resort village situated along the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast, South Africa. It lies at the mouth of the Mdloti River approximately 24 km north-east (14,9 mi) of Durban and 11 km (6.8 mi) north-east of uMhlanga and now forms part of eThekwini, the Greater Durban Metropolitan Municipality.[2]
The name Mdloti is the Zulu word for a species of wild tobacco that grows here.
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Umdloti". Census 2011.
- ^ "About Us - Find out about Umhlanga Rocks Tourism". Umhlanga Rocks Tourism. Retrieved 19 November 2022.