La Mercy

Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
29°38′S 31°08′E / 29.633°S 31.133°E / -29.633; 31.133CountrySouth AfricaProvinceKwaZulu-NatalMunicipalityeThekwiniGovernment
Area
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 • Total27.73 km2 (10.71 sq mi)Population
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 • Total2,779 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011)
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 • Black African41.6% • Coloured1.8% • Indian/Asian48.2% • White7.4% • Other0.9%First languages (2011)
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 • English57.0% • Zulu23.2% • Xhosa12.8% • Afrikaans2.4% • Other4.5%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)Postal code (street)
4399
PO box
4405

La Mercy is a suburb of the eThekwini municipality about 27 km (17 mi) north of Durban, South Africa. It is the location of Durban's King Shaka International Airport. It has four distinct areas - The airport precinct, the main residential area, a shanty town, and a beach-front strip of apartments along South Beach Road.

Although host to an international airport, La Mercy is a small suburb, with no shopping center or public transport to speak of; severely lacking in communal infrastructure such as pavements and public parks.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place La Mercy". Census 2011.
  • La Mercy website
  • La Mercy IT Team
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