St. Faith's

St Faith’s is a village in the Umzumbe Local Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

See also: St Faith's Church

St Faith’s
St Faith’s is located in KwaZulu-Natal
St Faith’s
St Faith’s
St Faith’s is located in South Africa
St Faith’s
St Faith’s
Coordinates: 30.519°S 30.207°E / -30.519; 30.207
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictUgu
MunicipalityUmzumbe
Government
 • TypeWard 6
 • CouncillorSbonakaliso Radebe (ANC)
Area
[1]
 • Total3.10 km2 (1.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)[1]
 • Total794
 • Density260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2001)
 • Black African95.1%
 • Indian/Asian4.9%
First languages (2001)
 • Zulu94.7%
 • English4.5%
 • Other0.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Geography

St Faith's lies on the rolling hills of the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, approximately 50 km north-west of Port Shepstone and 158 km south-west of Durban.

There are a number of settlements falling under St Faith’s: uMqangqala, Nothinwta, Dweshula, Thaleni, Ngoleleni, Zitendeni, Siqhingini, Junction, Diphini, Maromeni and Ivethe.

Infrastructure

Junction is the main part of St Faith’s, it hosts a police station and health clinic near the St Faith’s Community Hall. Maria Cross, Khakhamela, St Faith’s, Impola are the primary schools, Indlelenhle Secondary and Mayiyana, Ntabalukhozi are the High Schools in St Faith’s.

Transport

A taxi rank in Junction serves routes to Durban, Port Shepstone, Highflats and Ixopo. The route is also used by Ugu Transport buses. St Faith's main road connects the village to the N2 highway and Port Shepstone in the south-west and Highflats in the north.

References
  1. "Census 2001 — Sub Place "St. Faith's"". Retrieved 12 September 2013.


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