Umzinto

Umzinto (pronounced: uhm-zin-toe) is a medium-sized Indian Township located in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. It was an area for the caucasian race during the apartheid era before the 1940s and became an Indian area after the Group Areas Act was passed in the 1950s. The first public company in KwaZulu-Natal was established at Umzinto on the 6th of July, 1846.

Umzinto
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Coordinates: 30°19′S 30°40′E
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	eThekwini
Area [1]
• Total	42.49 km^2 (16.41 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	16,205
• Density	380/km^2 (990/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	31.8%
• Coloured	18.4%
• Indian/Asian	59.8%
• White	0.4%
• Other	0.7%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	89.9%
• Zulu	13.3%
• Xhosa	0.9%
• Other	0.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
P.O. box	4200
Area code	031

Places

• Umzinto Heights
• Gandhinagar
• Roseville
• Roshen Heights
• Hazelwood
• Shayamoya
• Asoka Heights
• Riverside Park
• Umbili
• Alexandra County
• Kadville Heights
• Ellingham Estate
• Sonti
• Sawoti
• Nishaat Gardens

Public Services

• Umzinto Library
• Umzinto Fire Station
• Umzinto Police Station
• Umzinto Magistrate's Court
• Umzinto Correctional Prison
• Umzinto Vehicle Testing Ground
• Umzinto Vehicle Licensing Centre
• Umzinto SASSA
• Umzinto Medical Clinic
• Umzinto Pharmacy
• Umzinto Funeral Services
• Umzinto Mortuary
• Umzinto Cemetery
• Umzinto Islamic Cemetery

Schools

• Umzinto Primary School

• Umzintovale Primary School

• St. Francis Primary School

• St. Patrick Primary School

• Umzinto Secondary School

• Roseville Secondary School

• St. Annes Secondary School

• Umzinto Christian Academy

• Umzinto Islamic School

• Scholar Morris Special School

History

The sugar cane fields on the outskirts of Umzinto are owned and run by Crookes Brothers, a JSE listed company. Umzinto was named the last town in Durban in 1963.

Until halfway through the 1980s, Umzinto was the southern terminus of the Umzinto - Donnybrook narrow gauge railway and had transshipment facilities to a Cape gauge branch line to Kelso, along the railway to Johannesburg

Notable residents

• Bavelile Hlongwa (1981–2019), South African politician and chemical engineer.
• Sadanund Ramjee Dhaja (captain) a policeman served with decorum and integrity and received accolades for highest arrests in the prevention of crime (1997).

References

1. "Main Place Umzinto". Census 2011.