Durban

Summary

Durban is a city^[1]. Durban ranks in the top 1% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,974 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Durban was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• Durban is located in eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality^[4].
• Durban is in the country of South Africa^[5].
• Durban's image is recorded as Durban - panoramio - ---=XEON=---.jpg^[6].
• Durban's image is recorded as Paradise Valley Pinetown Durban.jpg^[7].
• Durban's image is recorded as Durban (2).JPG^[8].
• Durban's instance of is recorded as city^[9].
• Durban's instance of is recorded as port city^[10].
• Durban's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Durban's flag image is recorded as Flag of Durban, South Africa.svg^[12].
• Durban's coat of arms image is recorded as DurbanCoatOfArms.jpg^[13].
• Benjamin d'Urban is named after Durban^[14].
• Durban's twinned administrative body is recorded as New Orleans^[15].
• Durban's twinned administrative body is recorded as Leeds^[16].
• Durban's twinned administrative body is recorded as Eilat^[17].
• Durban's twinned administrative body is recorded as Guangzhou^[18].
• Durban's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oran^[19].
• Durban's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bulawayo^[20].
• Durban's twinned administrative body is recorded as Daejeon^[21].
• Durban's twinned administrative body is recorded as Maputo^[22].
• Durban's twinned administrative body is recorded as Libreville^[23].
• Durban's twinned administrative body is recorded as Maracaibo^[24].
• Durban's twinned administrative body is recorded as Alexandria^[25].
• Durban's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chicago^[26].
• Durban's twinned administrative body is recorded as Curitiba^[27].

Body

Geography

Durban is in the country of South Africa^[5]. Durban is located in eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+595061'}^[28] and {'amount': '+536644'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[9], port city^[10], and big city^[11].

History and Context

+1835-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Durban^[30]. Benjamin d'Urban is named after Durban^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Durban include Durban International Airport^[31], an international airport^[32], in South Africa^[33], founded in 1951^[34].

Why It Matters

Durban ranks in the top 1% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,974 views/month).^[2] Durban has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Durban is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Durban include Durban International Airport^[31], an international airport^[32], in South Africa^[33], founded in 1951^[34].