Durban

E18886
city metropolitan municipality

Durban is a major coastal city in South Africa known for its busy port, subtropical climate, and significant Indian community.

Aliases (3)
Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city →
metropolitan municipality →
climateFeature warm ocean currents →
continent Africa →
country South Africa →
cuisineSpeciality bunny chow →
demographicsFeature Zulu-speaking majority in province →
significant Indian-origin population →
economySector manufacturing →
shipping →
tourism →
foundedAs Port of Durban →
surface form: "Port Natal"
governingBody eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality →
hasAirport King Shaka International Airport →
hasClimate humid subtropical climate →
hasHarbor natural harbor →
hasPort Port of Durban →
hasStadium Moses Mabhida Stadium →
hasUniversity University of KwaZulu-Natal →
hasUniversityCampus Durban University of Technology →
hostedEvent 2010 FIFA World Cup matches →
is third-largest city in South Africa by population →
isCoastalCity true →
knownFor Golden Mile beachfront →
beaches →
busy port →
large Indian community →
subtropical climate →
surfing →
tourism →
language English →
Zulu →
locatedIn KwaZulu-Natal →
locatedOn Indian Ocean →
namedAfter Benjamin d’Urban →
nearbyFormerAirport King Shaka International Airport →
surface form: "Durban International Airport"
partOf eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality →
populationRankInCountry 3 →
Port of Durban one of the busiest ports in Africa →
provinceCapitalOf KwaZulu-Natal →
sportsTeam AmaZulu F.C. →
Sharks (rugby union) →
timeZone Central Africa Time →
surface form: "South African Standard Time"
touristAttraction Durban Botanic Gardens →
Golden Mile →
Victoria Street Market →
uShaka Marine World →
utcOffset +2 →
Referenced by (31)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: "Durban metropolitan area"
Natal Colony → contains → Durban →
AU → foundedAt → Durban →
subject surface form: "African Union"
this entity surface form: "Durban, South Africa"
Natal → hasCenter → Durban →
KwaZulu-Natal → hasMajorCity → Durban →
Indian Ocean → hasMajorPort → Durban →
this entity surface form: "Durban (Port Natal)"
Natal → hasPortCity → Durban →
Natal Colony → largestCity → Durban →
African Union → launchedAt → Durban →
this entity surface form: "Durban, South Africa"
subject surface form: "Indian Opinion"
Natal → majorCity → Durban →
South Africa → majorCity → Durban →
Noel Langley → placeOfBirth → Durban →
Kasturba Gandhi → residence → Durban →
Manilal Gandhi → residence → Durban →
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