Durban

Durban eThekwini
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°E / -29.883; 31.050
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Municipality	eThekwini
Established	1880[1][2]
Named for	Benjamin D'Urban
Government
• Type	Metropolitan municipality
• Mayor	Mxolisi Kaunda (ANC)
Area [3]
• City	225.91 km2 (87.22 sq mi)
• Metro	2,292 km2 (885 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• City	595,061
• Density	2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi)
• Metro [4]	3,442,361
• Metro density	1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Demonym	Durbanite [5]
Racial makeup (2011) [3]
• Black African	51.1%
• Coloured	8.6%
• Indian/Asian	24.0%
• White	15.3%
• Other	0.9%
First languages (2011) [3]
• 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$ 63.9 billion [6]
GDP per capita	US$ 15,575[6]
Website	www.durban.gov.za

Durban (Zulu: eThekwini; IPA: [ˈɛːʔtɛˌkwinĭ]) has the third largest population of a city in South Africa. It is in the province KwaZulu-Natal.

1. ↑ Evans, Owain. "Chronological Order of Town Establishment in South Africa".
2. ↑ "Chronological order of town establishment in South Africa based on Floyd (1960:20–26)" (PDF). pp. xlv–lii. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-13. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} "Main Place Durban". Census 2011.
4. ↑ "Ethekwini". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
5. ↑ Donal P. McCracken; Eileen M. McCracken (1988). Annals of Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens. National Botanic Gardens. p. 72. ISBN 9780620116480.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "Global city GDP 2014". Brookings Institution. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2014.