Where in the world are we located?
POSTAL ADDRESS
P.O. Box 181, Pinetown, Durban, KwaZulu Natal
3600, South Africa
PHYSICAL ADDRESS
10 Pineside Road, New Germany, Durban,
KwaZulu Natal
3610, South Africa
Telephone Numbers:
Telephone: +27 31 719-4911
Facsimile: +27 31 719-4240
Email: info@smiths.co.za
General Information on Durban
Latest city population figures (based on 2001 census)
• 3 090 117
Size of municipal area
• 2 297 square kilometres.
• Although the eThekwini Municipal area occupies only 1.4% of the total area of the province, it contains just over a third of the population of KwaZulu-Natal and 60% of its economic activity.
Municipal Budget (Operating and Capital)
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2004 / 2005 |
2003 / 2004 |
2002 / 2003 |
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Operating |
R 8 556 000 000 |
R 7 343 749 112 |
R 7 751 657 876 |
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Capital |
R 2 293 000 000 |
R 1 791 978 690 |
R 1 850 577 710 |
Number of elected councillors
• 200 (100 ward councillors and 100 proportional representatives)
Municipal staff employed
• 18 500
Gross geographic product (GGP)
• R25 529 per person per year (This is higher than that of South Africa as a whole - R17 756).
The City's natural assets
• 98 kilometers of coastline
• 18 catchments
• 17 estuaries
• 4000 kilometres of rivers
• 63 114ha open space
• R3.2 billion - value of services per annum
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