Drummond, KwaZulu-Natal

Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
29°45′36″S 30°41′24″E / 29.760°S 30.690°E / -29.760; 30.690CountrySouth AfricaProvinceKwaZulu-NatalMunicipalityeThekwiniArea • Total7.72 km2 (2.98 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total955 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African17.0% • Coloured0.8% • Indian/Asian1.8% • White79.0% • Other1.4%First languages (2011) • English72.7% • Afrikaans11.3% • Zulu8.0% • Xhosa2.6% • Other5.4%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)PO box
3626

Drummond is a town in eThekwini Metro in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Village 45 km west of Durban. It was named after F C Drummond, former director of the Natal Land and Colonisation Company.[2]

It is famous for being the halfway mark of the Comrades Marathon.[3]

Visit the local community website for more information on this area and the local events and entertainment available (www.seeupperhighway.com)

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Drummond". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 144.
  3. ^ "Drummond". www.sa-venues.com. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
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