Drummond, KwaZulu-Natal
Appearance
Drummond | |
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Coordinates: 29°45′36″S 30°41′24″E / 29.760°S 30.690°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
Municipality | eThekwini |
Area | |
• Total | 7.72 km2 (2.98 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 955 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 17.0% |
• Coloured | 0.8% |
• Indian/Asian | 1.8% |
• White | 79.0% |
• Other | 1.4% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 72.7% |
• Afrikaans | 11.3% |
• Zulu | 8.0% |
• Xhosa | 2.6% |
• Other | 5.4% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
PO box | 3626 |
Drummond is a town in eThekwini Metro in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
Village 45 km west of Durban. It was named after F C Drummond, former director of the Natal Land and Colonisation Company.[2]
It is famous for being the halfway mark of the Comrades Marathon.[3]
Visit the local community website for more information on this area and the local events and entertainment available (www.seeupperhighway.com)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Main Place Drummond". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 144.
- ^ "Drummond". www.sa-venues.com. Retrieved 29 January 2021.