La Lucia

La Lucia
La Lucia
La Lucia
La Lucia

 La Lucia shown within KwaZulu-Natal

Coordinates: 29°45′00″S 31°03′29″E / 29.750°S 31.058°E / -29.750; 31.058Coordinates: 29°45′00″S 31°03′29″E / 29.750°S 31.058°E / -29.750; 31.058
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
Municipality eThekwini
Main Place Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal
Area[1]
  Total 4.11 km2 (1.59 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 6,414
  Density 1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 16.8%
  Coloured 2.5%
  Indian/Asian 19.8%
  White 59.4%
  Other 1.4%
First languages (2011)[1]
  English 80.3%
  Zulu 8.2%
  Afrikaans 6.2%
  Xhosa 1.1%
  Other 4.2%
Postal code (street) 4051
PO box 4159

La Lucia is an affluent, predominately white suburb within the Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal area located north of the city of Durban, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It was named after Lucia Michel. She and her husband Albert Michel founded the sugar cane farm La Lucia.

Education

Crawford College, La Lucia, established in 1999, is a large private school located in the suburb. La Lucia Junior Primary and Victory Christian Academy are also located in La Lucia.

Demographics

La Lucia has experienced explosive population growth between the 2001 and 2011 census. The population rose 121% from 2,899 to 6,414. Black Africans, Indians and Asians, who were previously confined to neighbouring townships, saw an especially large increase in numbers.[1][2]

References

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