Mount Moreland Explained

Mount Moreland
Pushpin Map:South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa
Coordinates:-29.6333°N 36°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:KwaZulu-Natal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:eThekwini
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.85
Population Total:241
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:10.8%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:0.4%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:10.4%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:76.7%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:1.7%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:English
Demographics2 Info1:79.6%
Demographics2 Title2:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info2:12.9%
Demographics2 Title3:Xhosa
Demographics2 Info3:2.5%
Demographics2 Title4:Zulu
Demographics2 Info4:1.2%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:3.8%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:4339
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:4345
Area Code Type:Area code

Mount Moreland is a small community located in the eThekwini municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is located slightly inland of Umdloti, just over 30km (20miles) north of the city of Durban, and 2.6km (01.6miles) to the south of Durban's King Shaka International Airport.

The community is known as being the location of an important roosting site for the European barn swallow[2] and accordingly attracts visitors to the area mid October to mid April.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Mount Moreland . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: Witness the Mount Moreland Swallows (Umdloti) . www.SA-Venues.com . 23 December 2009.