A city on the east coast of South Africa known as a major port and beach destination.
Named after Sir Benjamin D'Urban, a British governor of the Cape Colony in the 1830s, making it a rare example of a major world city named after an individual administrator.
Durban's name is unusual among major cities—most are named after geography or ancient rulers, but this 'city of D'Urban' reveals how 19th-century colonialism literally put European officials' names on maps.
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