Chatsworth, KwaZulu-Natal
Chatsworth is a large township in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa established in the 1950s to segregate the Indian population and create a buffer between the white suburbs of Durban to the north and the black townships of Durban to the south. Located in the Southern Durban basin and roughly bordered by the Umhlatuzana River in the North and Umlaas River in the South, the suburb is made up mainly of Indian/Asian and Black African people.
Chatsworth
umhlatuzana township | |
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Chatsworth Chatsworth | |
| Coordinates: 29.910°S 30.885°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Municipality | eThekwini |
| Government | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.73 km2 (16.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 196,580 |
| • Density | 4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 38.2% |
| • Coloured | 1.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 60.0% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 62.6% |
| • Zulu | 26.2% |
| • Xhosa | 5.7% |
| • Sotho | 1.3% |
| • Hindi | 4.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 4092 |
| PO box | 4030 |
| Area code | 031 |
| Website | www.durban.gov.za |
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