Durban is the largest city in the province of Kwa Zula-Natal and a major port in South Africa. It covers an area of 1,366 square kilometers with a total population of 3.6 million in its urban part and neighboring satellite towns. It is also the second largest city in terms of metropolitan land area and the busiest container port in South Africa and the 9^th biggest port in the world. Renowned as the city for international conferences, Durban values its tourism industry highly, and is lauded as the “Best Administered City in Africa”.