Durban

Durban is a vibrant cosmopolitian city in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. It is also known by the Zulu word , (the meaning of which is unclear, but most likely is "lagoon" from the word itheku, or "at the harbour", although other shadier theories have been put forward). Since 2000, a number of towns, including Durban, have been part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality.

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City - KwaZulu-Natal Province - South Africa - Zulu - Lagoon - 2000 - EThekwini

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Durban is being marketed as "South Africa's Playground". It has a population of about 3.1 million people with diverse cultures including a large Indian community making Durban the second largest city in South Africa.

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Population - Indian

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While Johannesburg has embraced its new Afro-centric nature, and Cape Town has held on to its Euro-centric culture, Durban has emerged as an Ethno-centric city?a polyglot of Eastern, Western and African cultures, each of which give Durban a distinctly unique flavour.

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Johannesburg - Cape Town

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Durban is primarily a "holiday city"/beach resort, but at the same time is Africa's busiest container port and has a substantial industrial sector. The port is one of the world's largest natural deep water ports (referred to by Elton John in his song "Durban Deep").

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Beach - Resort - Container - Port - Elton John

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The long continuous stretch of hotels that line the city's beachfront is known as Durban's Golden Mile.

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