Umlazi

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Umlazi
Umlazi
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Coordinates: 29°58′S 30°53′E / 29.967°S 30.883°E / -29.967; 30.883
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Municipality	eThekwini
Area [1]
• 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) [1]
• Black African	99.4%
• Coloured	0.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	0.1%
• Other	0.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
• 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 Mdantsane.^[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.