Cato Ridge

Cato Ridge
Cato Ridge
Cato Ridge
Coordinates: 29°42′58″S 30°36′58″E / 29.716°S 30.616°E / -29.716; 30.616
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
MunicipalityeThekwini
Area
  Total
20.18 km2 (7.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
3,874
  Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African92.2%
  Coloured1.0%
  Indian/Asian0.9%
  White5.4%
  Other0.4%
First languages (2011)
  Zulu78.5%
  English7.2%
  Afrikaans4.1%
  Xhosa3.0%
  Other7.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
3680
Area code031

Cato Ridge is a town in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa named after George Christopher Cato (1814–1893), the first mayor of Durban. Organisationally and administratively it is included in the Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality as a suburb of the Outer West region.