Lamontville

Lamontville is a town in EThekwini in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Lamontville
Lamontville is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Lamontville
Lamontville
Lamontville is located in South Africa
Lamontville
Lamontville
Coordinates: 29.941°S 30.939°E / -29.941; 30.939
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
MunicipalityeThekwini
Area
  Total3.81 km2 (1.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total32,421
  Density8,500/km2 (22,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African99.6%
  Coloured0.2%
  Indian/Asian0.1%
  White0.0%
  Other0.1%
First languages (2011)
  Zulu83.3%
  Xhosa11.1%
  English2.0%
  Sotho1.4%
  Other2.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
4027
PO box
4027
Area code031

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

  1. "Sub Place Lamontville". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 273.


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