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The Bluff promonotory is a remnant of an extensive coastal dune system that formed along the shoreline of KwaZulu-Natal between two and five million years ago. [2] It is situated just south of the Durban CBD and plays a key role in shielding the Port of Durban from the Indian Ocean, forming the port’s southern quayside.
The Port of Durban, commonly called Durban Harbour, is the largest and busiest shipping terminal in sub-Saharan Africa. [2] It handles up to 31.4 million tons of cargo each year. [ 3 ] It is the fourth largest container terminal in the Southern Hemisphere , handling approximately 4.5 million TEU in 2019.
This is a list of suburbs in the Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality which includes the city of Durban and surrounding towns. Some of these are commonly used names for regions, collections of suburbs (e.g. Berea, Bluff, Overport), or formerly independent towns that are themselves composed of suburbs (e.g. Kingsburgh, Queensburgh, Westville) and do not necessarily correspond to specific legal ...
The modern city of Durban thus dates from 1824, when the settlement was established on the northern shores of the bay near today's Farewell Square. [18] During a meeting of 35 European residents in Fynn's territory on 23 June 1835, it was decided to build a capital town and name it "D'Urban" after Sir Benjamin D'Urban , who was the governor of ...
Youngsfield Military Base near Ottery is home to Regiment Westelike Provinsie (Mechanized Infantry), [16] Regiment Oranjerivier (Armoured Car Regiment) and 3 Field Engineer Regiment. Winfield, on the site of the Wingfield Aerodrome, hosts the Cape Field Artillery (Artillery) 9th South African Infantry Battalion (Seaborne Infantry) is based at ...
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Area (km 2) [1] Population (2022) [3] Pop. density (per km 2) Abaqulusi Local Municipality: KZN263 Zululand Vryheid: 4,314 247,263 57.3 Alfred Duma Local Municipality: KZN238 Uthukela Ladysmith: 3,764 415,036 110.3 Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality: KZN276 Umkhanyakude Hlabisa: 3,466 131,755 37.97 Dannhauser Local Municipality: KZN254 Amajuba ...
This is a list of cities and towns found in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. They are divided according to the districts in which they are located. In the case of settlements that have had their official names changed the traditional name is listed first followed by the new name.