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Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Drummond
Drummond Station, 1891Drummond Station, 1891
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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 km (2.98 sq mi)
Population
 • Total955
 • Density120/km (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 box3626

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.

It is famous for being the halfway mark of the Comrades Marathon.

Visit the local community website for more information on this area and the local events and entertainment available (www.seeupperhighway.com)

References

  1. ^ "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.
Communities of eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal
Seat: Durban
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eThekwini within South Africa
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