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Module:Location map/data/South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Greater Durban is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Durban. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
Clermont is a township of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Clermont under the apartheid days was a black middle income township. Its immediate surroundings include KwaDabeka to the north, New Germany to the west, Westville to the south and Reservoir Hills to the east. Its main road is called Clermont road and is named after Sir Clermont ...
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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 further subdivisions and sale of portions of Richmond Farm No. 999 by the Field heirs after 1901 resulted in the birth of Kloof as a residential area: numerous plots were sold to wealthy Durban residents and businessmen, who built country house retreats close to the city, but (due to its 550 m above sea level elevation) removed from the Durban humidity and heat.
The 'German House' owned by the Lange family on what is today Jan Hofmeyr Road became an important stopover for those travelling the Old Main Road between Durban and Pietermaritzburg. The Outspan Tree (derived from the Afrikaans uitspan: out-span or to rest) alongside the hostelry is where travelers could rest is now a national monument.
The population of the city of Durban and central suburbs such as Durban North, Durban South and the Berea increased 10.9% between 2001 and 2011 from 536,644 to 595,061. [ 40 ] [ 41 ] The proportion of black Africans increased while the proportion of people in all the other racial groups decreased.
King Shaka International Airport is the only international airport in the Greater Durban metropolitan area and is located approximately 8 km northeast of Verulam via the R102 and M65. It offers flights to various domestic destinations in South Africa and international routes to Doha , Dubai , Harare , Lusaka , Manzini and Istanbul .