Umzumbe | |
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Old St Elmos church in Umzumbe | |
Coordinates: 30°37′30″S 30°32′31″E / 30.6249°S 30.5420°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | Ugu |
Municipality | Ray Nkonyeni |
Main Place | Hibberdene |
Area | |
• Total | 2.21 km2 (0.85 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 366 |
• Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 40.2% |
• Coloured | 4.9% |
• Indian/Asian | 6.0% |
• White | 48.6% |
• Other | 0.3% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 42.2% |
• Zulu | 32.4% |
• Afrikaans | 22.0% |
• Xhosa | 2.0% |
• Other | 1.4% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 4225 |
PO box | 4225 |
Area code | 039 |
Umzumbe is a seaside resort situated at the mouth of the Mzumbe River (bad kraal) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The name of the river is derived from a band of Hlongwa cannibals who occupied the valley. The Hlongwa was almost wiped out by the Zulu king Shaka in 1828.
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