Sherwood is a
suburb
A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...
of
Durban
Durban ( ; , from meaning "bay, lagoon") is the third-most populous city in South Africa, after Johannesburg and Cape Town, and the largest city in the Provinces of South Africa, province of KwaZulu-Natal.
Situated on the east coast of South ...
in
KwaZulu-Natal
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,
South Africa
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, 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).
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
Suburbs of Durban
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