Essenwood
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Coordinates: 29°50′09″S 31°00′24″E / 29.8358°S 31.0067°E / -29.8358; 31.0067
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Municipality	eThekwini
Main Place	Durban
Area [1]
• Total	2.06 km2 (0.80 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	11,318
• Density	5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	22.7%
• Coloured	3.7%
• Indian/Asian	34.3%
• White	38.3%
• Other	1.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	77.5%
• Zulu	11.1%
• Afrikaans	3.6%
• Xhosa	2.6%
• Other	5.2%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	4001
PO box	n/a
Area code	031

Essenwood is a central suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is administered by the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality.