Essenwood, Durban
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| Coordinates: 29°50′09″S 31°00′24″E / 29.8358°S 31.0067°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Municipality | eThekwini |
| Main Place | Durban |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.06 km2 (0.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 11,318 |
| • Density | 5,490/km2 (14,200/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • White | 38.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 34.3% |
| • Black African | 22.7% |
| • Coloured | 3.7% |
| • Other | 1.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 77.5% |
| • Zulu | 11.1% |
| • Afrikaans | 3.6% |
| • Xhosa | 2.6% |
| • Other | 5.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 4001 |
| PO box | n/a |
| Area code | 031 |
Essenwood is a central suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north-west of the city centre. It is administered by the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, the municipality governing Durban and its surrounding suburbs.
Essenwood is classed under Ward 27 in terms of IEC's demarcation which includes Essenwood, Morningside, Windermere and Stamford Hill.
The elected Councillor for this ward is Ernest Smith who represents the ward in the eThekwini Council & was elected in 2019 replacing former Councillor (now MPL) Martin Meyer who was elected to serve in the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature on behalf of the Democratic Alliance.
Geography
Essenwood borders on Windermere to the north, Morningside to the north-west, Greyville to the east, Musgrave to the south, and Sydenham to the west.
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