Durban facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Durban
eThekwini
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     .jpg) 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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 Durban
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Durban
Location in South Africa
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| Country | South Africa | ||
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal | ||
| Municipality | eThekwini | ||
| Established | 1880 | ||
| Named for | Benjamin D'Urban | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Metropolitan municipality | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 225.91 km2 (87.22 sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 2,292 km2 (885 sq mi) | ||
| Population
(2011)
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| • 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) | ||
| 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
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| PO box |
4000
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| Area code | 031 | ||
| GDP | US$ 63.9 billion | ||
| GDP per capita | US$ 15,575 | ||
Durban (Zulu: eThekwini; IPA:) has the second largest population of a city in South Africa. It is part of the province KwaZulu Natal.
History
It is thought that the first known inhabitants of the Durban area arrived from the north around 100,000 BC, according to carbon dating of rock art found in caves in the Drakensberg. These people lived in the central plains of KwaZulu-Natal until the expansion of Bantu people from the north sometime during the last millennium.
Sister cities
Durban's sister cities are:
Alexandria, Egypt
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Eilat, Israel
Leeds, England (United Kingdom)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Guangzhou, China
Partner cities
Images for kids
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View of Durban Harbour
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Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban in 2009
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Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban
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Bus transporting supporters during 2010 FIFA World Cup
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King Shaka International Airport
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Durban Harbour
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N3 freeway on its approach to Durban's CBD, with N2–N3 stack interchange in the foreground
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Memorial Tower Building, Howard College Campus, University of KwaZulu-Natal
See also
In Spanish: Durban para niños
