What is a Clermont In Durban?
Clermont under the Apartheid days was a black middle-income Township, in Durban. It is surrounded by Westville, Kloof, New Germany and Inanda in the distance. Its main road is called Clermont Road and is named after Sir Clermont, a farmer who sold his land.
Where Is Clermont In Durban, South Africa?
Clermont is a township of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Clermont under the apartheid days was a black middle income township. Its immediate surroundings include KwaDabeka to the north, New Germany to the west, Westville to the south, and Reservoir Hills to the east. Its main road is called Clermont Road and is named after Sir Clermont, a farmer who sold his land.
It was the only place in Durban where black people were able to buy property and build houses. Since the end of apartheid, Clermont has been sprawling with shacks as people from the rural areas come and seek work opportunities in the nearby suburbs of Westville and New Germany, Pinetown, and Durban.
Is Clermont a rural or urban area?
Clermont is a Township of an area of 6.94 km 2 (2.68 sq mi) in the West Side of the City of Durban in Kw-Zulu Natal it has a population of more than 100,000 people and its significance it lies in its long history of multiculturalism and ethnic diversity.