Phoenix (South Africa)
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| Coordinates | 29 ° 42 ′ 3 ″ S , 31 ° 0 ′ 14 ″ E | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
| KwaZulu-Natal | |||
| metropolis | eThekwini | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-KZN | ||
| height | 93 m | ||
| surface | 30.2 km² | ||
| Residents | 176,989 (2011) | ||
| density | 5,868.3 Ew. / km² | ||
Phoenix is a place in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal . He is part of the metropolitan municipality eThekwini .
geography
In 2011, Phoenix had 176,989 residents. Phoenix is 85% inhabited by Indians . After Durban in the southeast and is 20 kilometers. To the west lies Inanda , northeast Verulam , southeast Umhlanga and southwest KwaMashu , all localities of eThekwini.
history
Phoenix was created as a settlement for workers on a sugar cane farm . In 1904 Mahatma Gandhi, who had lived in Durban since 1893, founded the Phoenix Settlement, a village-like settlement on the northwestern edge of Inanda near the border with today's Phoenix , from which Gandhi directed his movement of Satyagraha .
With the Group Areas Act coming into force , Phoenix was reserved for Indians. In 1976 Phoenix was proclaimed a township .
Economy and Transport
Phoenix Industrial is a large industrial park in the southwest. The beverage manufacturer SABMiller , among others, produces there .
The Motorways M25, M26 and M41 close to Phoenix to the road network. The M26 runs roughly semicircularly as a Phoenix Highway through the town. Phoenix is served by the Northern Coast Line of the Durban Metrorail .
Web links
- Phoenix at durban.gov.za (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census , accessed January 31, 2019
- ^ The Phoenix settlement. ulwaziprogramme.org, accessed April 16, 2018
- ^ Durban soft drinks plant. industryabout.com, accessed February 1, 2019