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Clockwise from top left: Durban CBD, Ushaka Marine World, Suncoast Casino and Entertainment World, Moses Mabhida Stadium, Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre and Durban City Hall. | ||||||||
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| Coordinates: 29°53′S 31°03′E / 29.883°S 31.050°ECoordinates: 29°53′S 31°03′E / 29.883°S 31.050°E | ||||||||
| Country | South Africa | |||||||
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal | |||||||
| Municipality | eThekwini | |||||||
| Established | 1880 | |||||||
| Named for | Benjamin D'Urban | |||||||
| Government | ||||||||
| • Type | Metropolitan municipality | |||||||
| • Mayor | Mxolisi Kaunda (ANC) | |||||||
| Area | ||||||||
| • City | 225.91 km2 (87.22 sq mi) | |||||||
| • Metro | 2,292 km2 (885 sq mi) | |||||||
| Population | ||||||||
| • City | 595,061 | |||||||
| • Density | 2,634.06/km2 (6,822.19/sq mi) | |||||||
| • Metro | 3,442,361 | |||||||
| • Metro density | 1,501.9/km2 (3,889.9/sq mi) | |||||||
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||||||||
| • Black African | 51.1% | |||||||
| • Coloured | 8.6% | |||||||
| • Indian/Asian | 24.0% | |||||||
| • White | 15.3% | |||||||
| • Other | 0.9% | |||||||
| First languages (2011) | ||||||||
| • English | 49.8% | |||||||
| • Zulu | 33.1% | |||||||
| • Xhosa | 5.9% | |||||||
| • Afrikaans | 3.6% | |||||||
| • Other | 7.6% | |||||||
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) | |||||||
| Postal code (street) | 4001 | |||||||
| PO box | 4000 | |||||||
| GDP | US$ 63.9 billion | |||||||
| GDP per capita | US$ 15,575 | |||||||
| Website | www | |||||||
Durban (Zulu: eThekwini; IPA: [ˈɛːʔtɛˌkwinĭ]) has the third largest population of a city in South Africa. It is part of the province KwaZulu-Natal.
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