Phoenix, Durban
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Phoenix shown within KwaZulu-Natal
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| Coordinates: 29°42′04″S 31°00′14″E / 29.701°S 31.004°ECoordinates: 29°42′04″S 31°00′14″E / 29.701°S 31.004°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Municipality | eThekwini |
| Established | 1976 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.16 km2 (11.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 176,989 |
| • Density | 5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 12.1% |
| • Coloured | 1.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 85.0% |
| • White | 0.2% |
| • Other | 0.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 87.4% |
| • Zulu | 8.1% |
| • Other | 4.5% |
| Postal code (street) | 4068 |
| PO box | 4080 |
| Area code | 031 |
Phoenix is an Indian township, northwest of central Durban, in South Africa, KwaZulu Natal. It was established as a township in 1976, but it has a long history of Indian occupation. It is associated with the Phoenix Settlement, built by Mahatma Gandhi.
The township was founded initially as a sugarcane estate. After the passing of the Group Areas Act, a law which designated specific regions for occupation by specific races, Phoenix became an Indian township. Sections were initially labelled as precincts or units, and then later renamed with proper street addresses.
Until the early 1990s, Phoenix was divided into by local government into 'units'. These 'units' have since been given street and area names, such as:
• Corngrove road and Fiddlewood Crescent
However, many local people still refer to areas by their unit numbers.
They are many religious establishments such has Musjids,Temples and Churches present in Phoenix.
Local news is distributed via regional newspapers such as the Rising Sun, the Post and Phoenix Tabloid. In terms of telecommunications and internet access 99% of Phoenix is covered by either wireless internet connections such as LTE/4G/3G/2G/EDGE/HSDPA or have access to a landline/ADSL, majority of ADSL uses in Phoenix use The Telkomsa as their Internet service provider.
There are also many local Facebook pages that are used to relay news and crime related incidents
Public education in the Phoenix area is provided by various Primary and Secondary Schools, one Technikon and various F.E.T colleges. There is one major government hospital (Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital), and one private hospital (Mount Edgecombe Hospital). Various clinics are also to be found e.g. Grove end clinic.
List of schools in Phoenix; Mahathma primary school, Stanmore secondary & primary school, Grove end secondary school, Woodview primary & secondary school, Highstone Primary School (In unit 11), Grandmore primary, Palmview Primary School, Riverview Primary School, Olimpia Primary School, Palmview Secondary School, Sastripark Secondary School, Northmead Secondary School (in Unit 10)
Phoenix Plaza, Gem City, Starwood Mall and The Acropolis are some of the few shopping centres that can be found in Phoenix's CBD. These centres cater for various needs from top brand shops to local products.
Phoenix Plaza owned by Vukile Property Fund is a shopping centre situated north of Durban. The centre is home to more than 105 independent and national retailers with Shoprite as its anchor tenant.
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