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RICHARDS BAY

KwaZulu-Natal · SOUTH AFRICA (ZA) · 28.78°S / 32.04°E

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ADM1 · ID GeoNames 962,367

Richards Bay is a city in South Africa with a population of 252,968. It sits at -28.78/32.04, runs on Africa/Johannesburg, is 14 km from Empangeni.

Population 252,968
Place Type District Capital
Elevation n/a
Timezone Africa/Johannesburg

All facts

fields
Country
South Africa
Subdivision
KwaZulu-Natal
Coords
28.78°S / 32.04°E
UTC offset
+2
DST
Observed

Proximity

nearest 8 · within 50 km
W Empangeni KwaZulu-Natal 33,075 14.3 km
W Felixton KwaZulu-Natal 1,225 15.2 km
SW eSikhaleni KwaZulu-Natal 49,265 16.6 km
N KwaMbonambi KwaZulu-Natal 3,441 21.1 km
SW Mtunzini KwaZulu-Natal 2,635 33.7 km
SW Emaqeleni KwaZulu-Natal 2,741 36.0 km
N Mtubatuba KwaZulu-Natal 33,182 42.9 km
N Randgate KwaZulu-Natal 1,903 46.1 km

Air access

nearby

FAQ

3 questions
What is the population of Richards Bay?
252,968 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Richards Bay in?
Africa/Johannesburg.
Which country is Richards Bay in?
South Africa (ZA).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/962367

{
  "data": {
    "id": 962367,
    "name": "Richards Bay",
    "ascii_name": "Richards Bay",
    "country_code": "ZA",
    "population": 252968,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Johannesburg",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": -28.78301,
    "longitude": 32.03768
  }
}
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