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PIETERMARITZBURG

KwaZulu-Natal · SOUTH AFRICA (ZA) · 29.62°S / 30.39°E

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ADM1 · ID GeoNames 965,301

Pietermaritzburg is a city in South Africa with a population of 839,327. It sits at -29.62/30.39, runs on Africa/Johannesburg, is 8 km from Ashburton.

Population 839,327
Place Type Regional Capital
Elevation n/a
Timezone Africa/Johannesburg

All facts

fields
Country
South Africa
Subdivision
KwaZulu-Natal
Coords
29.62°S / 30.39°E
UTC offset
+2
DST
Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km
SE Ashburton KwaZulu-Natal 2,659 8.2 km
NW Hilton KwaZulu-Natal 1,787 11.3 km
SE Camperdown KwaZulu-Natal 2,517 19.1 km
S Hopewell KwaZulu-Natal 13,321 19.4 km
N Albert Falls KwaZulu-Natal 5,434 19.9 km
W Mpophomeni KwaZulu-Natal 30,830 20.7 km
NW Howick KwaZulu-Natal 32,453 22.0 km
SE Cato Ridge KwaZulu-Natal 5,168 22.5 km
NE Wartburg KwaZulu-Natal 0 27.1 km
NE Trust Feed KwaZulu-Natal 6,901 28.1 km

Air access

nearby

FAQ

3 questions
What is the population of Pietermaritzburg?
839,327 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Pietermaritzburg in?
Africa/Johannesburg.
Which country is Pietermaritzburg in?
South Africa (ZA).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/965301

{
  "data": {
    "id": 965301,
    "name": "Pietermaritzburg",
    "ascii_name": "Pietermaritzburg",
    "country_code": "ZA",
    "population": 839327,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Johannesburg",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": -29.61679,
    "longitude": 30.39278
  }
}
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