Athlone Park
Athlone Park is a small coastal suburb located between Durban and Amanzimtoti in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and forms part the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality as a Southern Suburb.
Athlone Park | |
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| Coordinates: 30.016°S 30.921°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Municipality | eThekwini |
| Main Place | Durban |
| Established | 1902 |
| • Councillor | (DA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.35 km2 (1.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,818 |
| • Density | 880/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 23.6% |
| • Coloured | 1.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 19.3% |
| • White | 55.3% |
| • Other | 0.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 63.7% |
| • Afrikaans | 17.2% |
| • Zulu | 15.4% |
| • Xhosa | 1.0% |
| • Other | 2.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 4126[2] |
| Area code | 031 |
Geography
Athlone Park lies on the mouth of the uMbokodweni River, approximately 19 kilometres (12 miles) south of Durban and 7 kilometres (4 miles) north of the Amanzimtoti CBD [3][4] and sits between the Indian Ocean to the east, Prospecton to the north, Lotus Park to the north-west, Umbogintwini to the west and Amanzimtoti to the south.[5]
Transport
The N2 freeway runs past Athlone Park, bordering it to the west and separating it from the suburb of Umbogintwini. The national highway leads northwards to Durban to the and southwards to Amanzimtoti and Port Shepstone. Dickens Road, a local road provides direct access to the N2 through the Exit 144 interchange and connects Athlone Park to Umbogintwini.
The R102 route named Kingsway (officially renamed to Andrew Zondo Road) runs between the suburb and the coastline and leads northwards to Prospecton and Isipingo and southwards to Amanzimtoti and Kingsburgh.
References
- "Sub Place Athlone Park". Census 2011.
- Postal code - Athlone Park
- "Distance Athlone-Park, EThekwini, Kwazulu-Natal, ZAF > Durban, EThekwini, Kwazulu-Natal, ZAF - Air line, driving route, midpoint". www.distance.to. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- "Distance Athlone-Park, EThekwini, Kwazulu-Natal, ZAF > Amanzimtoti, EThekwini, Kwazulu-Natal, ZAF - Air line, driving route, midpoint". www.distance.to. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- "Census 2011: Main Place: Durban". census2011.adrianfrith.com. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- MapStudio (2005). Street Guide - Durban (8th Edition). p. Map 56. ISBN 1-86809-739-0.
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