Umbilo

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

Umbilo
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Coordinates: 29°53′11″S 30°58′40″E
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Municipality	eThekwini
Main Place	Durban
Area [1]
• Total	3.01 km2 (1.16 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	11,311[1]
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

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".