Chesterville, KwaZulu-Natal

Town in South Africa

Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
29°51′04″S 30°56′38″E / 29.851°S 30.944°E / -29.851; 30.944CountrySouth AfricaProvinceKwaZulu-NatalMunicipalityeThekwiniMain PlaceDurbanArea • Total2.09 km2 (0.81 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total15,840 • Density7,600/km2 (20,000/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African99.1% • Coloured0.2% • Indian/Asian0.1% • White0.5% • Other0.1%First languages (2011) • Zulu84.9% • Xhosa4.5% • English4.0% • Sotho1.3% • Other5.2%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)Postal code (street)
4091
PO box
4138

Chesterville is a town in eThekwini in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

The village lies between Cato Manor and Westville, some 13 km west of Durban. It is named after T. J. Chester, a former manager of the Native Administration Department of Durban.[2]

The writer Nat Nakasa was reburied in Chesterville which was his childhood home, after his body was returned from the United States where he died in exile.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Chesterville". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 116.
  3. ^ "Nat Nakasa 'challenged the apartheid system through the pen'". City Press. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
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