Umbumbulu
| Umbumbulu | |
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Village center | |
  Umbumbulu  Umbumbulu  Umbumbulu
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Location within Durban  Umbumbulu | |
| Coordinates: 29°59′02″S 30°42′07″E / 29.984°S 30.702°ECoordinates: 29°59′02″S 30°42′07″E / 29.984°S 30.702°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Municipality | eThekwini |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 0.43 km2 (0.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Total | 304 |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2001)[1] | |
| • Black African | 96.1% |
| • White | 3.9% |
| First languages (2001)[1] | |
| • Zulu | 93.1% |
| • English | 3.9% |
| PO box | 4105 |
| Area code | 031 |
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Umbumbulu is a town in the District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
The township lies near the junction of Highway M30 and R603 about 13 km south-west of Durban and 19 km from the Indian Ocean. Derived from Zulu, the name is said to mean place of the round knoll.[2] Umbumbulu is a rural area, bordered by Madundube on the north-east, and the farming community of Mid-Illovo on the south. In the 1970s and 1980s it was a scene of a local conflict, which saw hundreds murdered, and thousands dislocated. It has since become a picture of serene rural living.
The main river running through Umbumbulu is the Ntinyane River, and it is infamous as the site where a clergyman was swept away by the floods in the 1980s, his body never retrieved to this day.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Umbumbulu". Census 2001.
- ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 444.
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