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Berea, Durban

place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

3.2km

-29.8508333330.99305556
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Durban

South Africa
Someday we will visit Durban or begin to dream about going there! However, for now its not on our radar. Let us know in the comments if you think that should change!

Durban

Durban is a city on the east coast of South Africa in the province of KwaZulu-Natal and in the municipality of eThekwini. It is the third largest city in South Africa and the busiest port in Africa. As of 2011, the population of the eThekwini municipality was around 3.4 million.

Durban is located on the east coast of South Africa, looking out upon the Indian Ocean. The city lies at the mouth of the Umgeni River, which demarcates parts of Durban's north city limit, while other sections of the river flow through the city itself. Durban has a natural harbour, Durban Harbour, which is the busiest port in South Africa and is the 4th-busiest in the Southern Hemisphere.

Archaeological evidence from the Drakensberg mountains suggests that the Durban area has been inhabited by communities of hunter-gatherers since 100,000 BC. These people lived throughout the area of present-day KwaZulu-Natal until the expansion of Bantu farmers and pastoralists from the north saw their gradual displacement, incorporation or extermination. Little is known of the history of the first residents, as there is no written history of the area until it was sighted by Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, who sailed parallel to the KwaZulu-Natal coast at Christmastide in 1497 while searching for a route from Europe to India. He named the area "Natal", or Christmas in Portuguese.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

27.8°C21.1
Precipitation: 134 mm

Feb

28°C21.1
Precipitation: 113 mm

Mar

27.7°C20.3
Precipitation: 120 mm

Apr

26.1°C17.4
Precipitation: 73 mm

May

24.5°C13.8
Precipitation: 59 mm

Jun

23°C10.6
Precipitation: 38 mm

Jul

22.6°C10.5
Precipitation: 39 mm

Aug

22.8°C12.5
Precipitation: 62 mm

Sep

23.3°C15.3
Precipitation: 73 mm

Oct

24°C16.8
Precipitation: 98 mm

Nov

25.2°C18.3
Precipitation: 108 mm

Dec

26.9°C20
Precipitation: 102 mm