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Umbilo
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Coordinates: 29°53′11″S 30°58′40″E / 29.88639°S 30.97778°E / -29.88639; 30.97778
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Municipality	eThekwini
Main Place	Durban
Area
• Total	3.01 km (1.16 sq mi)
Population
• Total	11,311
Racial makeup (2001)
• Black African	30.6%
• Coloured	4.8%
• Indian/Asian	8.3%
• White	56.3%
First languages (2001)
• English	64.4%
• Zulu	23.2%
• Afrikaans	6.4%
• Xhosa	3.0%
• Other	3.0%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	4001
PO box	4075
Area code	031

Umbilo is a central suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

The name is taken from the Umbilo River that flows through Pinetown and Queensburgh via the Umbilo canal and eventually into Natal Bay at Bayhead. Also written as Mbilo, it is of Zulu origin, meaning "boiling".

References

1. ^ "Sub Place Umbilo". Census 2001.

v t e Communities of eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal
Seat: Durban
Cities and towns	Adams Mission Amanzimtoti Assagay Buffelsdraai Cato Ridge Chatsworth Chesterville Clermont Doonside Drummond Durban EkuPhakameni Hillcrest Illovo Illovo Beach Inanda Inchanga Karridene Kingsburgh KwaMashu La Mercy Lamontville Mapumulo Mariannhill Mount Edgecombe Mount Moreland Mpumalanga New Germany Ntuzuma Phoenix Pinetown Tongaat Umbogintwini Umbumbulu Umdloti Umgababa Umhlanga Umkomaas Verulam Warner Beach Winklespruit
Suburbs of Durban	Central Asherville Bellaire Berea The Bluff Cato Manor Essenwood Glenwood Greyville Kenville Mayville Montclair Morningside Mount Vernon Musgrave North Beach Overport Palmiet Prospecton Reservoir Hills Ridgeview Sherwood South Beach Stamford Hill Sydenham Umbilo uMkumbaan Wiggins Windermere Woodhaven Woodlands Yellowwood Park Northern Avoca Broadway Durban North KwaMashu La Lucia Mount Edgecombe Phoenix Sea Cow Lake Umgeni Park Western Botha's Hill Cowies Hill Gillitts Hillcrest Kloof New Germany Queensburgh Shallcross Westville Winston Park Southern Amanzimtoti Athlone Park Isipingo Lotus Park Umlazi

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