Avoca, Durban

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Avoca
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Avoca
Coordinates: 29°46′04″S31°01′10″E / 29.7678°S 31.0195°E / -29.7678; 31.0195 Coordinates: 29°46′04″S31°01′10″E / 29.7678°S 31.0195°E / -29.7678; 31.0195
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
Municipality eThekwini
Main Place Durban
Area
[1]
  Total2.53 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total7,568
  Density3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 30.0%
   Coloured 4.7%
   Indian/Asian 63.2%
   White 0.3%
  Other1.8%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Zulu 16.6%
   English 70.9%
   Xhosa 4.8%
   Afrikaans 1.2%
  Other6.5%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
4001
Area code 031

Avoca is a northern suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is administered by the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality and its postal code is 4001.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Avoca". Census 2011.