Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Drummond | |
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Drummond 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 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
Municipality | eThekwini |
Area | |
• Total | 7.72 km (2.98 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 955 |
• Density | 120/km (320/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 17.0% |
• Coloured | 0.8% |
• Indian/Asian | 1.8% |
• White | 79.0% |
• Other | 1.4% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 72.7% |
• Afrikaans | 11.3% |
• Zulu | 8.0% |
• Xhosa | 2.6% |
• Other | 5.4% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
PO box | 3626 |
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
- ^ "Main Place Drummond". Census 2011.
- "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 144.
- "Drummond". www.sa-venues.com. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
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