Umlazi
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| Coordinates | 29 ° 58 ′ 0 ″ S , 30 ° 53 ′ 0 ″ E | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
| KwaZulu-Natal | |||
| metropolis | eThekwini | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-KZN | ||
| height | 182 m | ||
| surface | 44.8 km² | ||
| Residents | 404,811 (2011) | ||
| density | 9036 Ew. / km² | ||
| founding | 1845 | ||
 Street scene in Umlazi
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Umlazi is a former township and part of Durban . It belongs to the metropolitan municipality eThekwini in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal .
geography
In 2011 the population was 404,811. 91% of residents named isiZulu as their first language in the census .
Umlazi is 17 kilometers south of the Central Business District in Durban and directly west of Durban International Airport and the Southern Industrial Basin . The Mlazi River , which forms the border with the neighboring district of Chatsworth , flows north of Umlazi . Umlazi is located at an altitude of 182 meters above sea level. The area of the district is 4,482 hectares .
history
In 1836 American missionaries inhabited what is now the Umlazi area. In 1856 it became an Anglican mission station . The actual foundation of the city took place in 1845. The British occupied Natal and established native locations , especially the Zulu people . According to legend, the name comes from a saying by the Zulu king Shaka , who did not like the water here and called it whey (isiZulu umlaza ).
The township Umlazi was established in 1950 in the homeland KwaZulu . It was one of the largest township settlements ever built in a homeland. Its purpose was to supply the South West White industrial area with manpower. Most of Umlazi's residents lived here before, but many Africans who were driven from other areas also settled here . Among them were around a third of the residents who had to leave Cato Manor . In 1973 Umlazi received town status. Until 2005 Umlazi owned a campus at the University of Zululand . The Mangosuthu Technikon was expanded into the Mangosuthu Technical University in 2007 .
Economy and Infrastructure
In Umlazi there are companies in the food industry and sawmills. Textiles, paper, leather and rubber goods as well as plastic products are also manufactured. Umlazi is the seat of the Mangosuthu Technical University.
The Griffiths Mxenge Highway runs through Umlazi in an east-west direction . Umlazi is the terminus of two lines of the Durban Metrorail , of which the Bluff Line is only operated during rush hour.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2011 census , accessed on November 17, 2013
- ↑ a b c d Umlazi ( English ) Encyclopædia Britannica . Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- ↑ Umlazi, South Africa Page ( English ) Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. . Retrieved March 25, 2010.
- ↑ Introduction to Our Town ( English ) Archived from the original on May 7, 2010. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
- ↑ Umlazi Tour - Background ( English ) Hlola Umlazi. Archived from the original on May 9, 2010. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
- ↑ David Wiley, Christine E. Root, Sven Peek, Seyathie Ramurath: Umlazi - History and Environmental Problem ( English , RTF, 12.2 KB) In: Negotiating Environment and Development in Durban's South Basin: Communities, Industries, and Authorities . Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Durban-Westville . Archived from the original on January 21, 2005. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
