Westville | |
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Coordinates: 29°49′52″S 30°55′30″E / 29.831°S 30.925°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
Municipality | eThekwini |
Area | |
• Total | 30.76 km2 (11.88 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 30,508 |
• Density | 990/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 32.5% |
• Coloured | 2.6% |
• Indian/Asian | 22.1% |
• White | 42.0% |
• Other | 0.7% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 72.2% |
• Zulu | 17.3% |
• Afrikaans | 5.4% |
• Xhosa | 1.9% |
• Other | 3.2% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 3629 |
PO box | 3630 |
Westville is an area in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and is just west and 10 km inland from the Durban CBD. It was formerly and independent municipality and became part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality in 2002.
The climate is subtropical; Westville experiences mild, dry winters, and hot, humid summers with frequent late afternoon downpours.