Question: why umkomaas is an urban settlement?
Answer: UMKOMAAS. Named 'South Barrow' until 1924, Umkomaas takes its name from the mighty uMakhosi River – Zulu for “the river of the Chiefs.” Teeming with hippos and crocodiles until the mid-1860s the Umkomaas River's area history has a lot to do with early attempts to establish a harbour in the river mouth.