Jump to content

Drummond, KwaZulu-Natal

Coordinates: 29°45′36″S 30°41′24″E / 29.760°S 30.690°E / -29.760; 30.690
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Drummond
Drummond Station, 1891
Drummond Station, 1891
Drummond is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Drummond
Drummond
Drummond is located in South Africa
Drummond
Drummond
Coordinates: 29°45′36″S 30°41′24″E / 29.760°S 30.690°E / -29.760; 30.690
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
MunicipalityeThekwini
Area
 • Total7.72 km2 (2.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total955
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African17.0%
 • Coloured0.8%
 • Indian/Asian1.8%
 • White79.0%
 • Other1.4%
First languages (2011)
 • English72.7%
 • Afrikaans11.3%
 • Zulu8.0%
 • Xhosa2.6%
 • Other5.4%
Time zoneUTC+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]
  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Drummond". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 144.
  3. ^ "Drummond". www.sa-venues.com. Retrieved 29 January 2021.