Drummond, KwaZulu-Natal
Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Drummond is a town in eThekwini Metro in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
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Drummond | |
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Drummond Station, 1891 | |
  Drummond Location within KwaZulu-Natal  Drummond Location within South Africa | |
| Coordinates: 29.760°S 30.690°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Municipality | eThekwini |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.72 km2 (2.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 955 |
| • Density | 124/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 17.0% |
| • Coloured | 0.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.8% |
| • White | 79.0% |
| • Other | 1.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 72.7% |
| • Afrikaans | 11.3% |
| • Zulu | 8.0% |
| • Xhosa | 2.6% |
| • Other | 5.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 3626 |
The village is 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)
