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Durban North
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Durban North
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Statistics South Africa. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Durban North is an area to the north of Durban in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Durban North lies between the N2 freeway and the eastern seashore, with the Umgeni River forming its southern boundary. It has residential suburbs that are some of Durban's most affluent and is flanked by La Lucia in the north.
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History
In 1927 the Durban North Estates Company, a property development company, bought a large tract of land north of the Umgeni River known as the Prospect Hall Sugar Estate. Plans were laid out for the development of the land into a residential suburb, and roads were built, beginning with Northway, to be the main arterial through the new suburb. Following the completion of the bridge and enhanced access to the city, Durban North rapidly developed, followed by Virginia in the 1950s, and Glenashley in the 1970s.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash (Latham, 1790) · Aves4,843
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves4,117
- Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves3,491
- Bronze mannikinLonchura cucullata (Swainson, 1837) · Aves3,298
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves2,982
- Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis A.Smith, 1828 · Aves2,978
- Cape White-eyeZosterops virens Sundevall, 1850 · Aves2,941
- Speckled MousebirdColius striatus J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves2,938
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.7 — 2016-02-06South Africa
- M 4.3 — 2015-06-1619 km ESE of Sundumbili, South Africa
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in KwaZulu-Natal
- Umdloti / eMdloti9 mi away
- Pinetown10.9 mi away
- Ballito19.6 mi away
- Shaka's Rock21.9 mi away
- Umhlali23.6 mi away
- Tinley Manor Beach27.4 mi away
- Stanger / KwaDukuza34.1 mi away
- Blythedale Beach34.1 mi away
- Wartburg36.7 mi away
- Thornville39.2 mi away
- Schroeders39.5 mi away
- Pietermaritzburg41.4 mi away · pop. 618,536
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Durban North, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API