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La Mercy

Coordinates: 29°38′S 31°08′E / 29.633°S 31.133°E / -29.633; 31.133
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La Mercy
La Mercy is located in KwaZulu-Natal
La Mercy
La Mercy
La Mercy is located in South Africa
La Mercy
La Mercy
Coordinates: 29°38′S 31°08′E / 29.633°S 31.133°E / -29.633; 31.133
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
MunicipalityeThekwini
Government
Area
 • Total27.73 km2 (10.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,779
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African41.6%
 • Coloured1.8%
 • Indian/Asian48.2%
 • White7.4%
 • Other0.9%
First languages (2011)
 • 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

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  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place La Mercy". Census 2011.
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