eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality, created in 2000, that includes the city of and surrounding towns. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of the province of .
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  • 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 Distriksmunisipaliteit”, “eThekwini Metro”, “EThekwini Metropolitan Municipality”, “eThekwini Municipality”, “EThekwini-distriksmunisipaliteit”, “IThekwini”, “Municipio metropolitano di Ethekwini”, “德班大都会自治市”, and “特克维尼”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Durban Botanic Gardens and Durban City Hall.

Garden
Photo: Michaelwild, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is situated in the city of , , .

Town hall
Photo: Mariannebritsstrodl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic city hall located at in , South Africa.

Sports venue
Photo: PaddyBriggs, Public domain.
is a in , , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Durban and Berea.

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city on the east coast of …

Suburb
Photo: Akidjoh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a ridge above the city of …

Suburb
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb of , , .

eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

Latitude
-29.8667° or 29° 52′ 0″ south
Longitude
31.0167° or 31° 1′ 0″ east
Population
3,440,000
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
5G2H42M8+8M
Geo­Names ID
8299474
Wiki­data ID
Q311544
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “EThekwini Metropolitaanse Munisipaliteit”
  • Armenian: “Էթեկվինի”
  • Catalan: “eThekwini”
  • Cebuano: “EThekwini Metropolitan Municipality”
  • Chinese: “德班大都會自治市”
  • 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”
  • 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: “UMasipala weDolobhakazi laseThekwini”
  • Zulu: “UMasipalakazi weTheku”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Albert Park and Harbour.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Maydon Wharf Channel and Dalbridge.

KwaZulu-Natal: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Durban and Pietermaritzburg.

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