Chesterville, KwaZulu-Natal

Chesterville
Chesterville
Chesterville
Chesterville

 Chesterville shown within KwaZulu-Natal

Coordinates: 29°51′04″S 30°56′38″E / 29.851°S 30.944°E / -29.851; 30.944Coordinates: 29°51′04″S 30°56′38″E / 29.851°S 30.944°E / -29.851; 30.944
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
Municipality eThekwini
Main Place Durban
Area[1]
  Total 2.09 km2 (0.81 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 15,840
  Density 7,600/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 99.1%
  Coloured 0.2%
  Indian/Asian 0.1%
  White 0.5%
  Other 0.1%
First languages (2011)[1]
  Zulu 84.9%
  Xhosa 4.5%
  English 4.0%
  Sotho 1.3%
  Other 5.2%
Postal code (street) 4091
PO box 4138

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

Village between Cato Manor and Westville, some 13 km west of Durban. Named after T J Chester, a former manager of the Native Administration Department of Durban.[2]

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

The well known and powerful Pastor Lungi m Luthuli also had a church kingdom life ministries international at chesterville but moved to town at Brood street.... More on Facebook at kingdom life ministries international..

The group Toxic army was formed there 4 more info 

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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. Retrieved 14 September 201a4. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)


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