Isipingo
Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Isipingo is a town situated 19 kilometres (12 mi) south of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and currently forms part of eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality. The town is named after the Siphingo River, which in turn is thought to be named (in the Zulu language) for the intertwining cat-thorn shrubs (Scutia myrtina) present in the area, or the river's winding course.[2]
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Isipingo | |
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Coordinates: 29°59′59″S 30°56′42″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
Municipality | eThekwini |
Main Place | Durban |
Government | |
• Councillor | Shad Nowbuth |
Area | |
• Total | 10.43 km2 (4.03 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 30,193 |
• Density | 2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 40.6% |
• Coloured | 1.5% |
• Indian/Asian | 56.95% |
• White | 0.25% |
• Other | 0.7% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 59.3% |
• Zulu | 32.8% |
• Xhosa | 4.5% |
• Afrikaans | 0.9% |
• Sotho | 0.85% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 4133 |
PO box | 4110 |
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