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Durban (South Africa)

Durban is the third most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. It is the largest city in KwaZulu-Natal and is famous as the busiest port in Africa. It is also a major centre of tourism due to the city's warm subtropical climate and beaches.

Durban is the busiest container port in Africa, and a popular tourist destination. The Golden Mile, developed as a welcoming tourist destination in the 1970s, as well as Durban at large, provide ample tourist attractions, particularly for people on holiday from Johannesburg.

Durban is characterized by a mild sub-tropical climate with warm wet summers and mild moist to dry winters. Frost does not occur in the city. However, due to large altitude variations, some western suburbs get very cold in the winter The metropolitan area is topographically hilly, with very few flat areas, except in the immediate vicinity of the central business district and the harbor.

The Golden Mile is the name given to the popular stretch of beachfront in the city of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, including the promenade that runs along with it. It is one of the main tourist attractions in the Durban area. The Golden Mile has long been a popular domestic holiday destination and during the holiday seasons South Africans from across the country, but in particular the Gauteng region, flock to enjoy its many attractions