La Lucia is a wealthy suburb located in uMhlanga, north 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.

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La Lucia
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Coordinates: 29.750°S 31.058°E / -29.750; 31.058
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Municipality	eThekwini
Main Place	Umhlanga
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%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	4051
PO box	4159

La Lucia Ridge

La Lucia Ridge is a new office node situated on a ridge overlooking the Indian Ocean and is home to some of the lower density office parks in the greater uMhlanga area. Many of the office parks in this area are set in well-maintained, sculptured indigenous gardens, located just adjacent uMhlanga Ridge on the M41. The area is home to businesses such as Aspen, Tugela Steel and Unilever. The area is easily accessed by a network of major roads, including the M41, N2 and M4.[2]

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

Many houses have been developed recently in La Lucia with the population growing substantially between 2001 and 2011. The population rose 121% from 2,899 to 6,414. Black Africans, Indians and Asians, saw an especially large increase in numbers.[1][3]

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