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Durban from the Balcony (Dennis Sylvester Hurd) 1
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Durban has been named the greenest city in the world by Husqvarna Urban Green Space Index.

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South Africa
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Durban

South Africa

Country
South Africa
Population
3.7M
Coordinates
-29.86, 31.02
75th most populous city in the world

Durban is the third-most populous city in South Africa, after Johannesburg and Cape Town, and the largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. Situated on the east coast of South Africa, on the Natal Bay of the Indian Ocean, Durban is the busiest port city in sub-Saharan Africa and was formerly named Port Natal.

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Photo: Dennis Sylvester Hurd · CC BY 2.0