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Durban ( DUR-bən; Zulu: eThekwini, from itheku meaning "bay, lagoon"; also called eZibubulungwini for the mountain range that terminates in the area) is the third-most populous city in South Africa, after Johannesburg and Cape Town, and the largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. Situated on the east coast of South Africa, on the Natal Bay of the Indian Ocean, Durban is South Africa's busiest port and was formerly named Port Natal. Some distance north of the harbour and city centre lies the mouth of the Umgeni River, and the flat city centre rises to the hills of the Berea on the west. Durban forms part of the larger eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, which spans an area of 2,556 km2 (987 sq mi) and had a population of 4.2 million in 2022, making the metropolitan population one of Africa's largest on the Indian Ocean. The city has a humid subtropical climate, with hot, wet summmers and mild, dry winters.Archaeological evidence from the Drakensberg mountains suggests that the Durban area had been inhabited by communities of hunter-gatherers since 100,000 BC. During Christmas 1497, Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama saw the coast and named it Natal, the Portuguese word for "Christmas".