Coordinates: 29°51′04″S 30°56′38″E / 29.851°S 30.944°E / -29.851; 30.944

Chesterville, KwaZulu-Natal

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Chesterville/Bhlekese
Coordinates: 29°51′04″S 30°56′38″E / 29.851°S 30.944°E / -29.851; 30.944
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
MunicipalityeThekwini
Main PlaceDurban
Area
 • Total
2.09 km2 (0.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
15,840
 • 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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "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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