EMdloti

eMdloti
Umdloti
Entrance to eMdloti/Umdloti
Entrance to eMdloti/Umdloti
eMdloti is located in KwaZulu-Natal
eMdloti
eMdloti
eMdloti is located in South Africa
eMdloti
eMdloti
Coordinates: 29°40′S 31°07′E / 29.667°S 31.117°E / -29.667; 31.117
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
MunicipalityeThekwini
Area
 • Total1.59 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,778
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African12.3%
 • Coloured2.2%
 • Indian/Asian8.5%
 • White76.7%
 • Other0.3%
First languages (2011)
 • English72.7%
 • Afrikaans14.3%
 • Zulu7.1%
 • Xhosa1.7%
 • Other4.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Beach at eMdloti

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.

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Umdloti". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "About Us - Find out about Umhlanga Rocks Tourism". Umhlanga Rocks Tourism. Retrieved 19 November 2022.