| Cato Ridge | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -29.716°N 30.616°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | eThekwini |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 20.18 |
| Population Total: | 3874 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 92.2% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 1.0% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.9% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 5.4% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.4% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Zulu |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 78.5% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | English |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 7.2% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 4.1% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 3.0% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 7.2% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 3680 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 031 |
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.[2] Organisationally and administratively it is included in the Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality as a suburb of the Outer West region.
Situated in the Valley of a Thousand Hills, Cato Ridge is the westernmost town of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality (Greater Durban metropolitan area) and is actually closer to the city of Pietermaritzburg, 30 km (19 mi) north-west than the city of Durban, 50 km (31 mi) south-east.
Cato Ridge lies on the N3 freeway which passes the small town to the north, leading north-west to Camperdown and Pietermaritzburg and south-east to Pinetown and Durban. In passing Cato Ridge it gives access to the small town through the R103 interchange (exit 53).
Local arterial routes through Cato Ridge include: The R103 regional route leading eastwards to Camperdown and Pietermaritzburg and westwards to Inchanga and Hillcrest and the M50 metropolitan route leading south-east to Mpumalanga.