Lamontville
Lamontville | |
|---|---|
  Lamontville  Lamontville | |
| Coordinates: 29°56′28″S 30°56′20″E / 29.941°S 30.939°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Municipality | eThekwini |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.81 km2 (1.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 32,421 |
| • Density | 8,500/km2 (22,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.6% |
| • Coloured | 0.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.0% |
| • Other | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 83.3% |
| • Xhosa | 11.1% |
| • English | 2.0% |
| • Sotho | 1.4% |
| • Other | 2.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 4027 |
| PO box | 4027 |
| Area code | 031 |
Lamontville is a town in EThekwini in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
Township south of Durban, on the Umlaas River and next to Mobeni. It was laid out in 1930 and named after the Revd Archibald Lamont, then Mayor of Durban.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Lamontville". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 273.
