KwaMashu
KwaMashu is a township 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of Durban, South Africa. The name honours Sir Marshall Campbell and means Place of Marshall. KwaMashu is bordered by Newlands East to the south, Newlands West to the west, Ntuzuma to the north, Phoenix to the north-east, Mount Edgecombe to the east and Durban North to the south-east.
KwaMashu
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Metrorail KwaZulu-Natal station in KwaMashu | |
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| Coordinates: 29°45′S 30°59′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Municipality | eThekwini |
| Main Place | Durban |
| Established | 1959 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.47 km2 (8.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
| • Total | 175,663 |
| • Density | 8,200/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2024) | |
| • Black African | 98.8% |
| • Coloured | 0.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.8% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.1% |
| First languages (2024) | |
| • Zulu | 91.3% |
| • English | 2.9% |
| • Xhosa | 1.5% |
| • S. Ndebele | 1.3% |
| • Other | 3.0% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 4360 |
| Area code | 031 |
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