KwaDukuza
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KwaDukuza, previously known as Stanger, is a city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. In 2006, the municipal name was changed to KwaDukuza (which incorporates towns such as Stanger, Ballito and Shakaskraal), but the Zulu people in the area called it "Dukuza" well before then.
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KwaDukuza
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Coordinates: 29°20′00″S 31°17′30″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | iLembe |
Municipality | KwaDukuza |
Established | 1825 as Dukuza, 1873 as Stanger[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 102.37 km2 (39.53 sq mi) |
Population (2023)[2] | |
• Total | 101,224 |
• Density | 990/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 53.0% |
• Coloured | 1.9% |
• Indian/Asian | 43.7% |
• White | 0.7% |
• Other | 0.7% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 47.7% |
• Zulu | 46.0% |
• Xhosa | 1.4% |
• Other | 4.8% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 4449 |
PO box | 4450 |
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The city has undergone major economic construction since 2015, having built a multi-million rand regional shopping mall in 2018.[3][4][5] KwaDukuza also has a college called North Coast Agricultural College located in Shakaskraal.