KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

KwaZulu-Natal is one of 9 primary administrative regions in South Africa with a population of approximately 11,513,575 people.

Facts and figures on KwaZulu-Natal at a glance

Region name: KwaZulu-Natal (KwaZulu-Natal)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 11,513,575 people
Country: South Africa
Continent: Africa

The regional headquarters of KwaZulu-Natal (KwaZulu-Natal) is located in the regional capital Pietermaritzburg (Pietermaritzburg) with a population of 750,845 people.

The distance as the crow flies from KwaZulu-Natal's regional capital Pietermaritzburg to South Africa's capital Pretoria (Pretoria) is approximately 482 km (299 mi).

Facts and figures about KwaZulu-Natal
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal11,513,575 peoplePietermaritzburg Pietermaritzburg750,845 people

Compare with other regions in South Africa.

Map of KwaZulu-Natal

Map of KwaZulu-Natal

Information on KwaZulu-Natal

Information on KwaZulu-Natal
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-NatalPietermaritzburg Pietermaritzburg11South AfricaAfrica

Time in KwaZulu-Natal

Time in KwaZulu-Natal
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 7:23am (07:23h)NoFri, 29 Mar 2024 - 7:23am (07:23h)UTC +2.0Africa/Johannesburg

Geographic coordinates of KwaZulu-Natal

Latitude & Longitude of KwaZulu-Natal
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map29°00'00.0"S (-29.0000000°)30°00'00.0"E (30.0000000°)

Subregions in KwaZulu-Natal

There are 11 administrative subregions in KwaZulu-Natal.
Subregions in KwaZulu-Natal
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Amajuba District Municipality Amajuba District Municipality1.442,266Newcastle Newcastle404,838
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality2.3,442,361Durban Durban3,120,282
iLembe District Municipality iLembe District Municipality3.528,198--
Sisonke District Municipality Sisonke District Municipality4.500,082Ixopo Ixopo-
Ugu District Municipality Ugu District Municipality5.709,918Port Shepstone Port Shepstone52,793
uMgungundlovu District Municipality uMgungundlovu District Municipality6.1,017,763Pietermaritzburg Pietermaritzburg750,845
uMkhanyakude District Municipality uMkhanyakude District Municipality7.625,846Mkuze Mkuze-
uMzinyathi District Municipality uMzinyathi District Municipality8.510,838Dundee Dundee84,413
uThukela District Municipality uThukela District Municipality9.714,908Ladysmith Ladysmith-
uThungulu District Municipality uThungulu District Municipality10.907,519Richards Bay Richards Bay252,968
Zululand District Municipality Zululand District Municipality11.902,890Ulundi Ulundi20,753

External sources of information on KwaZulu-Natal

KwaZulu-Natal on Wikipedia