Mount Edgecombe

Mount Edgecombe
View of the Mt Edgecombe Country Club Estate with Phoenix in the background
View of the Mt Edgecombe Country Club Estate with Phoenix in the background
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 or Mt Edgecombe is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, situated just north of Durban, which forms part of eThekwini, the Greater Durban Metropolitan area. Much of the suburb is cordoned off as a gated settlement comprising resorts, golf courses and a retirement home. It was previously a sugar growing area. The population increased by 89% between 2001 and 2011 from 3,874 to 7,323. Its name is derived from Mount Edgcumbe House in Cornwall, England, the family seat of the Earls of Mount Edgcumbe.

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Mount Edgecombe". Census 2011.