Sherwood, Durban

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{{Short description|Suburb of Durban, South Africa}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Sherwood

| settlement_type = Suburb

| pushpin_map = South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa

| coordinates = {{coord|29.8348|S|30.9674|E|region:ZA|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = South Africa

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = KwaZulu-Natal

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_type3 = Municipality

| subdivision_name3 = eThekwini

| subdivision_type4 = Main Place

| subdivision_name4 = Durban

| established_title = Established

| area_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/599054038 |title = Sub Place Sherwood |work=Census 2011}}

| area_total_km2 = 2.87

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 7102

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2011)

| demographics1_footnotes =

| demographics1_title1 = Black African

| demographics1_info1 = 36.3%

| demographics1_title2 = Coloured

| demographics1_info2 = 9.0%

| demographics1_title3 = Indian/Asian

| demographics1_info3 = 44.4%

| demographics1_title4 = White

| demographics1_info4 = 9.4%

| demographics1_title5 = Other

| demographics1_info5 = 0.9%

| demographics_type2 = First languages (2011)

| demographics2_footnotes =

| demographics2_title1 = Zulu

| demographics2_info1 = 26.1%

| demographics2_title2 = Xhosa

| demographics2_info2 = 4.3%

| demographics2_title3 = English

| demographics2_info3 = 64.1%

| demographics2_title4 = Afrikaans

| demographics2_info4 = 1.8%

| demographics2_title5 = Other

| demographics2_info5 = 3.7%

| timezone1 = SAST

| utc_offset1 = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code (street)

| postal_code = 4091

| postal2_code_type = PO box

| postal2_code = 6034

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = 031

}}

Sherwood is a suburb of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north-west of the city centre.

Geography

Sherwood is situated towards the north-western boundary of Durban with Westville, and borders on Clare Hills to the north, Sparks to the east, Bonela to the south and Westville to the west.

Safety

In terms of policing, Sherwood is covered by the policing precinct of Sydenham SAPS (located on the border between Sherwood and Sparks).{{Cite web |title=Services {{!}} SAPS (South African Police Service) |url=https://www.saps.gov.za/contacts/stationdetails.php?sid=648 |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=www.saps.gov.za}}{{Cite web |title=Crime Statisticts by Police Precinct in South Africa |url=https://www.crimestatssa.com/crime-statistics/precincts-map.html |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=www.crimestatssa.com}}

Transport

Sherwood is situated along the M13 (King Cetshwayo Highway) connecting the Durban CBD to the south-east with Westville to the west. The M15 (Locksley Drive; Moses Kotane Road) from Overport to the west terminates at the intersection with the M13 in Sherwood.

References

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{{Durban suburbs}}

Category:Suburbs of Durban

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