What is the population of Durban?

3,338,026 people, per GeoNames.

Does Durban have a university?

Yes. Durban University of Technology.

DURBAN

KwaZulu-Natal · SOUTH AFRICA (ZA) · 29.86°S / 31.03°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,007,311

Durban is a city in South Africa with a population of 3,338,026. It sits at -29.86/31.03, runs on Africa/Johannesburg, is 3 km from Berea.

Population 3,338,026

Place Type District Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Johannesburg

All facts

fields

Country: South Africa
Subdivision: KwaZulu-Natal
Coords: 29.86°S / 31.03°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

W Berea KwaZulu-Natal 15,000 3.5 km

W Pinetown KwaZulu-Natal 144,026 14.4 km

NW Ntuzuma KwaZulu-Natal 125,394 15.3 km

N eMdloti KwaZulu-Natal 2,130 23.3 km

N La Mercy KwaZulu-Natal 3,061 26.2 km

SW Folweni KwaZulu-Natal 36,425 26.3 km

N Inanda KwaZulu-Natal 10,032 28.8 km

N Hazelmere KwaZulu-Natal 10,605 29.0 km

NE Tongaat Beach KwaZulu-Natal 3,962 29.6 km

N Ocean Drive-In KwaZulu-Natal 1,299 31.8 km

Air access

nearby

VIR

Virginia Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

DUR

King Shaka International Airport

Large airport

28.4 km

Universities

linked

Durban University of Technology

dut.ac.za

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Durban?: 3,338,026 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Durban in?: Africa/Johannesburg.
Which country is Durban in?: South Africa (ZA).
Which airport serves Durban?: Virginia Airport (VIR).
How far is Durban from Pretoria?: About 536 km.
Does Durban have a university?: Yes. Durban University of Technology.
What languages are spoken in South Africa?: English.
What currency is used in South Africa?: Rand.
How many cities are in South Africa?: 985 on record.
Which admin region is Durban in?: KwaZulu-Natal.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1007311

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1007311,
    "name": "Durban",
    "ascii_name": "Durban",
    "country_code": "ZA",
    "population": 3338026,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Johannesburg",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": -29.8579,
    "longitude": 31.0292
  }
}

Context

comparatives

222.5x the population of Berea.
3 km from Berea.
Same timezone (Africa/Johannesburg) as 984 other cities in South Africa.