Buffelsdraai | |
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  Buffelsdraai  Buffelsdraai | |
| Coordinates: 29°38′42″S30°58′41″E / 29.645°S 30.978°E Coordinates: 29°38′42″S30°58′41″E / 29.645°S 30.978°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Municipality | eThekwini |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.28 km2 (0.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) [1] | |
| • Total | 3,078 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.9% |
| • Coloured | 0.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
| • White | 0.3% |
| • Other | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 78.3% |
| • Xhosa | 13.9% |
| • English | 3.1% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 1.1% |
| • Other | 3.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 4340 |
Buffelsdraai is a township in eThekwini in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
Township refers to various kinds of settlements in different countries.
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality created in 2000, that includes the city of Durban, South Africa and surrounding towns. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The majority of its 3,442,361 people speak Zulu. It was formed from seven formerly independent local councils and tribal land.
KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu and Natal Province were merged. It is located in the southeast of the country, enjoying a long shoreline beside the Indian Ocean and sharing borders with three other provinces and the countries of Mozambique, Eswatini and Lesotho. Its capital is Pietermaritzburg and its largest city is Durban. It is the 2nd most populous province in South Africa, with slightly fewer residents than Gauteng.
