Umkomaas

Umkomaas
eMkhomazi
Aerial view of Umkomaas village and beach, January 2017
Aerial view of Umkomaas village and beach, January 2017
Umkomaas is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Umkomaas
Umkomaas
Umkomaas is located in South Africa
Umkomaas
Umkomaas
Coordinates: 30°12′04″S 30°47′38″E / 30.201°S 30.794°E / -30.201; 30.794
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
MunicipalityeThekwini
Establishedc. 1861
Area
 • Total6.14 km2 (2.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,716
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African19.3%
 • Coloured1.9%
 • Indian/Asian14.0%
 • White64.2%
 • Other0.6%
First languages (2011)
 • English61.5%
 • Afrikaans22.6%
 • Zulu11.9%
 • Other4.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
4170
PO box
4170
Area code039

Umkomaas, also known by its official name eMkhomazi, is a small coastal village on the subtropical South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa was formed when a harbour was built in 1861 to export sugar. The village rests beside the mouth of the navigable uMkhomazi River, also known as the Mkhomazi or Umkomaas. With the successful dredging of Durban harbour's sandbar and arrival of the railway, like Port Shepstone, the harbour fell into disuse, but the village came to life. It is administered as eMkhomazi Area, together with the nearby areas of Craigieburn, Clansthal, Ilfracombe, Crowder, Amahlongwa and Hull Valley [2] as part Ward 99 in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality[3]

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Umkomaas". Census 2011.
  2. ^ Slide 1 (durban.gov.za)
  3. ^ "eThekwini Municipality Open GIS Data". gis-ethekwini.opendata.arcgis.com. Retrieved 24 March 2024.