Durban | Wikipedia audio article
Channel: wikipedia tts
Date: 2019-10-04

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durban


00:01:19 1 History
00:02:10 1.1 First European settlers
00:04:24 1.2 Republic of Natalia
00:05:37 1.2.1 Durban's historic regalia
00:06:58 2 Government and politics
00:08:23 3 Geography
00:08:54 3.1 Climate
00:09:31 4 Demographics
00:11:32 5 Informal sector
00:12:17 6 Civil society
00:12:49 7 Nature and wildlife
00:13:19 8 Stadiums and sports facilities
00:14:13 9 Communications and media
00:15:55 10 Sports teams and events
00:18:44 11 Transport
00:18:53 11.1 Air
00:19:58 11.2 Sea
00:22:02 11.3 Rail
00:22:57 11.4 Roads
00:25:40 11.5 Buses
00:26:30 11.6 Taxis
00:27:36 11.7 Rickshaws
00:27:58 12 Educational institutions
00:28:07 12.1 Private schools
00:29:01 12.2 Public schools
00:30:35 12.3 Tertiary institutions
00:31:05 13 Culture
00:31:21 14 Places of worship
00:32:00 15 Crime and safety
00:34:09 16 International relations
00:34:18 16.1 Twin towns and sister cities
00:35:09 17 See also



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Durban (Zulu: eThekwini, from itheku meaning "bay/lagoon") is the third most populous city in South Africa—after Johannesburg and Cape Town—and the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal. Located on the east coast of South Africa, Durban is famous for being the busiest port in the country. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism because of the city's warm subtropical climate and extensive beaches. Durban forms part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, which includes neighboring towns and has a population of about 3.44 million, making the combined municipality one of the biggest cities on the Indian Ocean coast of the African continent. It is also the second most important manufacturing hub in South Africa after Johannesburg. In 2015, Durban was recognised as one of the New7Wonders Cities (along with Vigan, Doha, La Paz, Havana, Beirut, and Kuala Lumpur). The city was heavily hit by flooding over 4 days from 18 April 2019, leading to 70 deaths and R650 000 000 in damage. Durban was recently named the new darling of South Africa due to its all year round warm weather, long stretches of beaches, traditional cuisine, lively markets, world class hotels and arts districts.