eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality, created in 2000, that includes the city of Durban and surrounding towns. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: metropolitan municipality in South Africa with 3,440,000 residents
- Description: metropolitan municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Also known as: “Durban Metro”, “Durban Metropolitan Municipality”, “Durban Municipality”, “eThekwini”, “Ethekwini”, “eThekwini Metro”, “EThekwini Metropolitan Municipality”, “eThekwini Municipality”, and “德班大都会自治市”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Durban Botanic Gardens and Durban City Hall.
Durban Botanic Gardens
Garden
Photo: Michaelwild, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Durban Botanic Gardens is situated in the city of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is Durban's oldest public institution and Africa's oldest surviving botanical gardens. The gardens cover an area of 15 hectares in a subtropical climate.
Durban City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Mariannebritsstrodl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Durban City Hall is a historic city hall located at Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Kingsmead Cricket Ground
Sports venue
Photo: PaddyBriggs, Public domain.
Kingsmead Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Its stated capacity is 25,000, although grass terracing makes up part of the viewing area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Durban and Berea.
Durban
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Durban is a city on the east coast of South Africa in the province of KwaZulu-Natal and in the municipality of eThekwini. It is the third largest city in South Africa and the busiest port in Africa.
Berea
Suburb
Photo: Akidjoh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Berea is a ridge above the city of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa on the northern side which overlooks the city centre and the Indian Ocean. Berea is also used as a collective designation for the suburbs in the area.
Stamford Hill
Suburb
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stamford Hill is a suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is administered by the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality and its postal code is 4001.
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “EThekwini Distriksmunisipaliteit”
- Afrikaans: “EThekwini Metropolitaanse Munisipaliteit”
- Afrikaans: “EThekwini-distriksmunisipaliteit”
- Afrikaans: “EThekwini”
- Armenian: “Էթեկվինի”
- Cebuano: “EThekwini Metropolitan Municipality”
- Cebuano: “Ethekwini”
- Chinese: “EThekwini To͘-hōe Chū-tī-thé”
- Chinese: “德班大都會自治市”
- Chinese: “特克维尼”
- Chinese: “特克维尼都会市镇”
- Croatian: “eThekwini”
- Danish: “eThekwini”
- Dutch: “eThekwini”
- Dutch: “EThekwini”
- French: “eThekwini”
- French: “EThekwini”
- Galician: “Concello Metropolitano de eThekwini”
- German: “EThekwini Metropolitan Municipality”
- German: “eThekwini”
- German: “EThekwini”
- Greek: “Έτεκουινι”
- Italian: “municipalità metropolitana di Ethekwini”
- Italian: “Municipalità metropolitana di eThekwini”
- Italian: “Municipio metropolitano di Ethekwini”
- Japanese: “エテクウィニ都市圏”
- Min Nan Chinese: “EThekwini To͘-hōe Chū-tī-thé”
- Novial: “Etekwini”
- Pedi: “EThekwini”
- Russian: “Этеквини”
- Spanish: “Municipio Metropolitano de eThekwini”
- Urdu: “ایتھیکوینی میٹروپولیٹن بلدیہ”
- Welsh: “Ethekwini”
- Zulu: “EThekwini Metropolitan Municipality”
- Zulu: “IThekwini”
- Zulu: “UMasipala weDolobhakazi laseThekwini”
- Zulu: “UMasipala weTheku”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Albert Park and Harbour.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Maydon Wharf Channel and Dalbridge.
KwaZulu-Natal: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Durban, Pietermaritzburg, ISimangaliso Wetland Park, and Ladysmith.
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