Mount Edgecombe
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View of the Mt Edgecombe Country Club Estate with Phoenix in the background | |
Mount Edgecombe Mount Edgecombe | |
| Coordinates: 29°43′16″S 31°03′00″E / 29.721°S 31.050°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Municipality | eThekwini |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.34 km2 (3.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,323 |
| • Density | 878/km2 (2,270/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 10.5% |
| • Coloured | 1.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 36.5% |
| • White | 50.0% |
| • Other | 1.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 84.1% |
| • Afrikaans | 4.8% |
| • Zulu | 4.4% |
| • Other | 6.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 4302 |
| PO box | 4300 |
Mount Edgecombe or Mt Edgecombe is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, situated just north of Durban, which forms part of eThekwini, the Greater Durban Metropolitan area. Much of the suburb is cordoned off as a gated settlement comprising resorts, golf courses and a retirement home. It was previously a sugar growing area. The population increased by 89% between 2001 and 2011 from 3,874 to 7,323. Its name is derived from Mount Edgcumbe House in Cornwall, England, the family seat of the Earls of Mount Edgcumbe.