Doonside, KwaZulu-Natal
Doonside is a small beachside resort suburb in Kingsburgh, some 30 km south-west of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa on the South Coast.
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| Coordinates: 30.070°S 30.871°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Municipality | eThekwini |
| Main Place | Kingsburgh |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.06 km2 (0.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,596 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 16.5% |
| • Coloured | 2.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 4.8% |
| • White | 76.0% |
| • Other | 0.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 57.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 34.3% |
| • Zulu | 5.0% |
| • Other | 2.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 4126 |
| PO box | 4135 |
| Area code | 031 |
At first the siding was called Middleton, after its builder, but to avoid confusion with Middleton in the Cape the name was changed in 1910 to Doonside, after a house called Lorna Doone which overlooked the siding.
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