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
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	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 (ANC)
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

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↑ ^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.