La Mercy

La Mercy is a suburb of the eThekwini municipality about 27 km (17 mi) north of Durban, South Africa. It is the location of Durban's King Shaka International Airport. It has four distinct areas - The airport precinct, the main residential area, a shanty town, and a beach-front strip of apartments along South Beach Road.

La Mercy
La Mercy is located in KwaZulu-Natal
La Mercy
La Mercy
La Mercy is located in South Africa
La Mercy
La Mercy
Coordinates: 29°38′S 31°08′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
MunicipalityeThekwini
Government
Area
  Total27.73 km2 (10.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total2,779
  Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African41.6%
  Coloured1.8%
  Indian/Asian48.2%
  White7.4%
  Other0.9%
First languages (2011)
  English57.0%
  Zulu23.2%
  Xhosa12.8%
  Afrikaans2.4%
  Other4.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
4399
PO box
4405

Although host to an international airport, La Mercy is a small suburb, with no shopping center or public transport to speak of; severely lacking in communal infrastructure such as pavements and public parks.

There is one under-utilised primary school (La Mercy Primary), two hotels (La Mercy Beach Hotel and Seabelle) with restaurants, two shops, and a community hall.

References

  1. "Main Place La Mercy". Census 2011.

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