Durban

Durban

eThekwini
Durban eThekwini
City
	Clockwise from top left: Durban beachfront (Golden Mile), uShaka Marine World, Suncoast Casino and Entertainment World, Moses Mabhida Stadium, Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre and Durban City Hall
Flag	Coat of arms
	Durban Durban Durban
	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	1824
Named for	Benjamin D'Urban
Government
• Type	Metropolitan municipality
• Mayor	Mxolisi Kaunda (Tempolete:Polparty)
Area
• City	225.91 km2 (87.22 sq mi)
• Metro	2,292 km2 (885 sq mi)
Palo batho (2018)
• City	3,442,361
• Density	15,000/km2 (39,000/sq mi)
• Urban	595,061
Demonym(s)	Durbanite
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
Area code	031
GDP	US$ 83,9 billion
GDP per capita	US$ 15Tempolete:Thin space575
Website	www.durban.gov.za

↑ Tempolete:Cite thesis
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 "Main Place Durban". Census 2011.
↑ Donal P. McCracken; Eileen M. McCracken (1988). Annals of Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens. National Botanic Gardens. p. 72. ISBN 9780620116480.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "Global city GDP 2014". Brookings Institution. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
↑ "Ethekwini". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 2018-02-17.