Durban's fine beaches and many hotels make it South Africa's premier holiday resort. This city, named in 1835 after the Governor of the Cape, Sir Benjamin D'Urban, is one of the fastest-growing urban conglomerations in the world. Like most urban centres in South Africa, it is a mixture of downtown skyscrapers and neat middle-class suburbs, with sprawling townships and shacklands around the perimeter. With its superb natural harbour, it has long been the country's largest, busiest port.