Some of the oldest mansions in Durban were built in this once-forested area. Today, many of these have been converted into offices or made way for apartment buildings. The Berea was once the most expensive real-estate area in the province but is now third to uMhlanga and Durban North.
The two main areas of the Berea are Musgrave, Bulwer, and upper Glenwood, which are separated by the N3 national route that leads into the city centre. A related neighbouring area designation is Overport. The Berea borders the orange-roofed[citation needed] Durban suburb of Morningside.
Durbanites who have called Berea their home include cricketer Andrew Hudson, radio personality Alan Khan, and TV presenter Imraan Vagar.[citation needed]
Situated at the northernmost end of the Berea in Morningside, Burman Bush is a 55 hectare enclave of remaining indigenous coastal forest forming part of the Durban Metropolitan Open Space System (D’MOSS).[3]
Situated in Musgrave towards the base of the Berea near the Greyville Racecourse. Covering an area of 15 hectares (37 acres), it is oldest public institution in Durban and the oldest surviving botanical gardens in Africa.
Situated in Musgrave, the congregation has been in existence in the Berea since the early twentieth century.[4][5]
Florida Road
Situated in Windermere, Florida Road is a 2 kilometre stretch of restaurants, cafes, pubs, nightclubs, art galleries and eclectic shops such as tobacconists and tattoo parlours. It has grown to become one of the prime tourist destinations for tourists to Durban as well as the entertainment hub of the inner city.[6]
Officially opened in July 1897, the racecourse is popular known for being host to the Hollywoodbets Durban July, the greatest horse racing and social event in Africa.[7][8]
Situated in Morningside, south of Mitchell Park, Jameson Park is a public park which is dubbed as the “rose haven” of Durban, home to 600 rose bushes and 200 species of roses.[9]
The elevation of the Berea reaches approximately 140 (459,3mi) to 150 (492,1mi) metres above sea level along the length of the Peter Mokaba Ridge and Masizi Kunene Road, straddling Upper Morningside, Overport, upper parts of Musgrave, Westridge, Bulwer and the UKZN Howard College Campus.[11]
Moreover, the Berea extends between Morningside in the north and Umbilo in the south, bordering on the uMngeni River to the north and the following neighbourhoods:
Wiggins, Bonela, Cato Crest, Clare Hills and Sparks to the west.
Demographics
In the 2001 Census, data was provided for the individual sub-places of Stellawood, Umbilo, Glenwood, Bulwer, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Musgrave, Greyville, Berea North, Overport, Sydenham, Essenwood, Morningside, and Windermere, all of which were classified under the main place of Durban. However, by the time of the 2011 Census, these areas—excluding Essenwood— were consolidated into a single sub-place known as “Berea,” still under the main place of Durban. Consequently, the 2011 Census does not offer disaggregated data for the individual suburbs that make up the Berea (except Essenwood).[12][13]
N3 (Western Freeway) – connects Durban CBD to the east with Pietermaritzburg to the north-west. The Berea can be accessed from the N3 via the interchanges at Felix Dlamini Road (exit 4), Peter Mokaba Ridge/Masizi Kunene Road (exit 3) and King Dinuzulu Road (exit 2).
M8 (Problem Mkhize Road; Edith Benson Crescent; Botanic Gardens Road; Cleaver Road; Bulwer Road; ZK Matthews Road) – connects Essenwood to the north with Glenwood to the south via Musgrave and Bulwer.
M13 (King Dinuzulu Road North and South) – connects Durban Central to the east with Sherwood and Westville to the west via Bulwer and Musgrave.
The M15 (Locksley Drive; Moses Kotane Road; South Road; John Zikhali Road; Gladys Manzi Road) – connects Durban Central to the east with Sherwood to the west via Greyville, Essenwood, Musgrave and Overport.
M17 (Sandile Thusi Road; Springfield Road) connects Stamford Hill to the east with Springfield to the west via Windermere, Essenwood and Morningside.
M32 (Rick Turner Road) – connects Maydon Wharf and KwaKhangela to the east with Cato Manor to the west via Glenwood, Umbilo and the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
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