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Umlazi | |
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 Umlazi | |
  Umlazi  Umlazi  Umlazi | |
| Coordinates: 29°58′S 30°53′E / 29.967°S 30.883°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Municipality | eThekwini |
| Area | |
• Total | 47.46 km2 (18.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 404,811 |
| • Density | 8,500/km2 (22,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.4% |
| • Coloured | 0.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 91.4% |
| • Xhosa | 3.0% |
| • English | 2.3% |
| • S. Ndebele | 1.2% |
| • Other | 2.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 4066 |
| PO box | 4031 |
| Website | http://umlazi.co.za/ |
Umlazi is a township in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, located south-west of Durban. Organisationally and administratively it forms part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality and its South Municipal Planning Region.
It is the fourth largest township in South Africa, after Soweto, Tembisa and Katlehong.[2] Umlazi is the only township in the country that has its own registration plate, which is NUZ. It is divided into 26 sections, A through to Z, with the exception of I, O and X, but with an addition of AA, BB and CC.
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Umlazi". Census 2011.
- ^ Staff Writer. "These are the biggest townships in South Africa". businesstech.co.za. Retrieved 20 December 2018.