durban-domain

The domain extension .durban is a geographical top-level domain associated with the South African city of Durban. This city is now a major city on the Indian Ocean, located on the east coast of South Africa with a population of around 595,000. The city is now a major industrial and port city and has the largest port in Africa. The city has an extensive economy with a very strong industry, trade and logistics. And tourism is also very strong.

Award guidelines

This top-level domain is managed by the ZA Central Registry based in Midrand. This domain can be registered by companies, as well as natural persons based in South Africa and the rest of the world, who have a connection to this African city. Whoever registers such a domain address, usually also has such a connection to this South African metropolis.

Use and meaning

The domain extension .durban is relatively well used, but internationally less interesting or important. The use of the domain extension is quite possible, because the access to the WWW is quite good in Durban. The infrastructure is accordingly well developed in this city. The city ranks 88th out of 231 cities surveyed in the Mercer Quality of Living Index in 2019, with this city being one of the few cities in Africa that is even among these 231 cities surveyed. This is because there are a number of businesses here that have international linkages. This city is the second most important economic center of South Africa. However, there are also a number of companies that choose an international domain extension instead of a national one. This is because national trade is done through the regional markets. However, there are also many companies that trade with companies abroad. The main exports include steel products, but also ores and manganese, as well as coal, bananas, corn and sugar. Users of this domain extension also include companies that are active in the tourism industry.