Yellowwood Park is a quiet suburb of the city of Durban, South Africa, established in 1960. It is 14 km southwest of central Durban.
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Coordinates: 29.91°S 30.91°E / -29.91; 30.91 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
Municipality | eThekwini |
Area | |
• Total | 2.48 km2 (0.96 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 5,216 |
• Density | 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 4004 |
PO box | 4011 |
The land was given to the city of Durban by Kenneth Stainbank,[2] who also established the Kenneth Stainbank Nature Reserve located in the suburb.[3] The Stainbank family home, Coedmore Castle, still stands in the reserve.[4]
Yellowwood Park is a green and leafy suburb that supports an impressive array of birdlife. Many of the roads – like Lark Lane, Kestrel Crescent, and Wren Way – are named after local birds. Notable birds to be found in the area include African goshawks, purple-crested turacos, white-eared barbets, black-headed orioles, golden-tailed woodpeckers, yellow-bellied greenbuls, African dusky flycatchers, spectacles weavers, black sparrowhawks, black cuckooshrikes, brown-hooded kingfishers and black-bellied starlings.[5]
Communities of eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal | |||||||||
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Seat: Durban | |||||||||
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