Westville, KwaZulu-Natal
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Westville is an area in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and is just west and 10 km inland from the Durban CBD. It was a formerly independent municipality however it became part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality in 2002.
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Westville | |
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Coordinates: 29.831°S 30.925°E / -29.831; 30.925 | |
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 |
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The climate is subtropical; Westville experiences mild, dry winters, and hot, humid summers with frequent late afternoon downpours.